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Local nuclear engineer talks atomic energy adoption in Zim

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Episode Notes

Last week we had a network interrupted conversation with Simbarashe Mangena who is a Nuclear Engineer from the Radiation Protection Authority of Zimbabwe (RPAZ). Thankfully this week we were able to have the conversation in its entirety and on this second edition of the Technikari Nuclear Special we learned even more about:

  • The use cases of Nuclear Science and Technology in Zimbabwe
  • Specific use cases for the different types of radiation
  • Africa not leveraging the 18% uranium supply it gives to the rest of the world for nuclear technology and infrastructure development
  • Challenges that affect Zimbabwe in adopting nuclear technology for power generation.
  • Is nuclear power generation in Africa and Zimbabwe even viable what with the rise of alternative and green energy like solar?
  • Management of nuclear waste
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