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Article: Is Africa about to go nuclear? As the power crunch hits an increasing number of African countries, to be gaining favournuclear energy appears in a number of states, including large oil producers such as Nigeria and Algeria.(TRENDS)
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- African Business
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- December 1, 2008
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With an eye on dwindling fossil based energy resources and still bearing the scars of energy dependency, governments of countries across Africa have made it their ambition to harness the atom and include nuclear in their energy mix. For some, nuclear build has already begun, while for others the first atom-powered watt is still decades away.
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But however far down the road, an impressive number of African nations are close to signing on in the nuclear club, and soon South Africa will not be the only African member. Namibia, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Tunisia and Egypt are just a few that intend having nuclear power stations in their back ...