Sri Lanka’s first nuclear power plant can be built by 2032 with technical support from Russia, the country’s Atomic Energy Board has said.
M.M.C. Ferdinando, the secretary of the Ministry of Power and Energy told that the government would begin feasibility studies soon for nuclear power in addition to coal, and hoped to get safety approval from the World Atomic Energy Authority.
Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Board said that if all things go according to plan, the nuclear power plant can be built.
The announcement was made when the Departmental Oversight Committee on Energy and Transport met in Parliament to discuss the current status and future activities of the Nuclear Energy Board.
