Atomic Africa: Clean Energy's Dirty Secrets

• Documentary

• 89 Mins
• 2013
• en

• star9.0/ 10

Africa's development is being held back by poor infrastructure and undersized power plants. Countries like Uganda can only produce only 1/4 of the energy needed, leading to daily power cuts with disastrous economic impacts. It's a golden opportunity for nuclear giants who lobby aggressively for more power plants in Africa. But how safe are these new reactors? And what do they mean for the locals?