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Country Consideration Intention Establishment of Regulatory Bodies Known Discussions with IAEA Site Selection Construction Test Phase Initiation Connection to Grid
Algeria Yes Yes. Energy Minister Chakib Khelil, 1 July 2008 Commissariat pour l'Energie Atomique (COMENA)

Summary

TreatiesCSAAPCNSCPPNM
SignedYesYes
In ForceYesYes

The government announced its intention to build a nuclear power plant within ten years in 2008 (1,2). The government signed agreements to explore Algerian nuclear power generation with China, France, Russia and the USA (4).


Algeria has two research reactors in operation, brought online in 1989 and 1992 (5).

Additional Notes

"Algeria seeks to build a nuclear plant in 10 years, the country's Energy Minister Chakib Khelil said July 1." (1)

"Algeria's government will send a bill to parliament this year to regulate nuclear power generation, as the North African country aims to build a nuclear plant in 10 years, Energy Minister Chakib Khelil said." (2)

"In January 2007 Russia signed an agreement to investigate the establishment of nuclear power there. The government has also made positive statements on the matter, but referring to a 20-year time frame. A further nuclear energy cooperation agreement, with the USA, was to be signed in June 2007 and one with France was signed in December 2007, coupled with strong commercial interest from Areva. An accord with China on developing peaceful nuclear power was signed in March 2008." (4)

Sources

  1. Moj News Agency (2008). "Algeria Supports Iran's Nuclear Plan." July 1. Available at: http://www.mojnews.com/en/news_full_story.asp?nid=3243.
  2. GulfNews.com (2008). "Algeria plans law for nuclear power this year." July 1. Available at: http://www.gulfnews.com/region/Algeria/10225217.html.
  3. International Herald Tribune (2007). "U.S and Algeria sign nuclear cooperation pact." June 10. Available at: http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/06/10/frontpage/nukepact.php.
  4. World Nuclear Association (2008). "Emerging Nuclear Energy Countries." August. Available at: http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/inf102.html.
  5. IAEA (1999). "Nuclear Research Reactors in the World." Available at: http://www.iaea.org/worldatom/rrdb/.
  6. Gorwitz, Mark (2009). "Algerian Nuclear Science Related Bibliography." May. Available at: http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/algeria/biblio.pdf.

Centre for International Governance Innovation, “Algeria,” Survey of Emerging Nuclear Energy States (SENES).
Available at: http://www.cigionline.org/senes/algeria. Last updated: 05 October 2009.