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    "id": 502809,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Dr.) Ottichilo",
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        "legal_name": "Wilber Ottichilo Khasilwa",
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    "content": "Currently, we have nuclear installations in the world with a total capacity of 369 gig watts of power. The bulk of this power is produced in the United States of America (USA) and China. Other countries where nuclear energy is produced in large quantities include France, the United Kingdom and Germany. Let me put it very clearly so that hon. Members can understand the issues. I want to show the advantages and the disadvantages of using nuclear energy, so that we can see whether it is prudent for our country to go nuclear. The advantages include a low-carbon technology. This means it does not produce carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gases like nitrous oxide and sulphur dioxide, which pollute our environment and cause climate change. So, on that score, nuclear energy is pretty good. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the other advantage is that if one wanted to produce a lot of energy quickly and you have resources, then nuclear energy would be the easiest because you will produce so much power within a very short time in one or two plants. You can produce all the power you need for the country, but I will tell you the disadvantage because the investment in nuclear energy is colossal and one nuclear plant which will produce about 1200 megawatts will cost about 6 billion US Dollars which will be equivalent to about Kshs900 billion. One other advantage and I want to make this very clear, is the extent of nuclear energy in medical applications. All of us here, when we go for medical checks, we go through X-rays and CT scan, that is partly nuclear energy being used. When it comes to medical application, nuclear energy has been used extensively and has been tested beyond measure that is generally very safe. So, it is very good in that."
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