Kenya Broadcasting Corporation: Experts caution on nuclear energy - 0 views
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Energy Net on 06 Nov 08Kenya should tread carefully and not rush into investing in nuclear energy. Geothermal experts are now urging the government to instead invest, in the vast geothermal resources found in Kenya's rift valley system that has an estimated potential of 7000 megawatts. "Kenya should look for funds to invest fully in geothermal instead of nuclear energy, whereas nuclear energy is cheaper, it could be more devastating to the environment, we do not know what negative effects it might cause to generations to come," said Ludvik Georgsson of the United Nations University, Geothermal Training Program. Kenya's geothermal potential stands at an estimated 7,000 megawatts. However owing to the high cost of investment in the renewable energy the country has only managed to develop just under 130 megawatts, and now says Kenya could be assisted by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development - OECD countries once the financial melt-down in pegged.