LET NUCLEAR ENERGY BOIL THE KETTLE OF INDIGENT PEOPLE
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https://doi.org/10.25159/2520-9515/127Keywords:
nuclear energy, socio-economic rights, ubuntu, indigent, electricity supply infrastructure, clean electricityAbstract
In this article, the planning  of electricity  supply  infrastructure  is problematised from the ubuntu  point of view. Among other things,  I examine  the impact  of nuclear energy on planning electricity supply infrastructure in order to meet the administrative obligation to facilitate universal access to affordable, reliable and clean, modern electricity to the populace. In addition, flowing from the synergies between the hypothesis of cheap and clean electricity from nuclear capacity and collective benefits from available resources while protecting the environment, this article explores the right to access to electricity, and the role of the Department of Energy in providing  electricity to the populace  by planning  electricity  supply infrastructure that is in harmony with communities and environments,  guided by the values of ubuntu.
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Accepted 2015-07-16
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