SL to try nuke energy

21 September 2010 03:34 am

Addressing the 54th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that is being held in Vienna, Minister of Power and Energy Patali Champika Ranawaka said Sri Lanka has taken a decision to explore the possibility of incorporating nuclear power to country’s energy mix and the Atomic Energy Authority of SL has moved to enhance human resource development in the field of nuclear energy.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa brought Atomic Energy Authority, which was earlier under Ministry of Science of Technology, under Ministry of Power and Energy when he appointed Minister Ranawaka as subject minister.