Aning was quoted by THISDAY Live as saying that the desired nuclear power project was achievable, although complex.
The IAEA will assist Nigeria in ensuring a smooth and adequate preparation for the project construction, Aning said, adding that placing measures that prevent pollution would be better than trying to clean up possible disasters.
"Energy is life, we support countries’ energy efficiency programmes, we exchange idea in order to strengthen our regulatory role," Aning added.
Nigeria Minister of Power Chinedu Nebo said, "I will like to assure that Nigeria is determined to have a robust security sensitive energy mix because no country can actually survive by putting all its eggs in one basket."
"We need coal, we need to strengthen the hydro power stations and we are building more, we also need renewable especially solar, wind, biomass, and also atomic energy," Nebo added.
"It is critical for us because we know that nuclear energy when well designed properly and with all the security and safety issues considered is one of the cleanest and safest means of producing power."
