Editor: Dennis Leiva
With the objective of regulating all activities related to the life cycle of nuclear fuel, the Legislative Assembly with 57 votes in favor approved the creation of the Nuclear Energy Law.
This implementation seeks to guarantee a sustainable electricity supply, stabilize the consumption price for the population, reduce dependence on limited energy sources vulnerable to climate changes, promote technological development, energy security and the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions. greenhouse effect.
“Because it does not depend on rain or oil and that is what the State wants to transfer, those low prices to the final consumer,” indicated New Ideas deputy Mauricio Ortiz as one of the benefits of this Law.
Furthermore, the implementation of nuclear energy will allow human and academic development. So far, more than 25 people have been trained in order to make electricity generation, research and development plants, but in seven years, the aim is to train 400 and have the first research reactor.