Today, only two African countries have nuclear power programs: South Africa and Egypt. South Africa has two 970 MWe nuclear reactors, which started commercial operation in the 1980s and which output accounted for 4.9 percent of the electricity production in 2022. Each time, the international legal framework and guidelines have been reviewed to prevent such situations from recurring. A country will need to ratify the conventions that form part of the international nuclear legal framework if it intends to develop a nuclear power program. Small and micro-modular reactors may be an alternative for countries to start building nuclear capacity, as their cost should be more accessible.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 19, 2023 17:06 UTC