Nuclear Power and Energy Agency (NuPEA) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Justus Wabuyabo has assured Kenyans that the country's management of nuclear waste is top-notch, citing advanced technology systems that would ensure the proper disposal of nuclear waste.
While speaking on NTV on Wednesday, July 9, Wabuyabo revealed that through technology, nuclear waste, mostly made up of spent nuclear fuel, is kept within the atomic plant, preventing it from being exposed to the outside world.
To manage nuclear waste that would be generated in the plant, Wabayabo further noted that besides the guardrails to limit exposure to the environment, the spent fuel would then be put in dry casks for enhanced storage. "When we are talking about nuclear, I can assure Kenyans that management of nuclear waste should not be a worry at all.
The available technology now is such that the spent nuclear fuel is kept within the plant," Wabuyabo stated.
