Thirty-two countries operate nuclear power plants, which provide some 10 per cent of the world’s electricity and account for 25 per cent of all low-carbon electricity. How many more countries are interested in or embarking on nuclear power? And how does a country develop a nuclear power programme?

In this episode, experts from the IAEA and nuclear newcomers – countries who are interested in or already in the process of introducing nuclear power – explain why countries are turning to nuclear power and discuss the process and challenges in developing a nuclear power programme.

Guests:

• Michelle Scott, Senior Infrastructure Expert, IAEA
• Robert Sogbadji, Deputy Director, Ghana Ministry of Energy
• Mohammad Shawkat Akbar, Project Director, Bangladesh Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant