In Salah Nuclear Complex, Tamanrasset Province (Sahara solar-hybrid site)
Coordinates (approx.): 27.2°N, 2.5°E
4 × 300 MWe SMR (AP1000-derived modular units) + thorium research reactor. Underground containment, passive cooling systems, desert heat-rejection towers. Grid interconnection to Maghreb transmission lines.
Uranium potential in Hoggar massif; phosphate by-products; vast solar for hybrid backup. Local skilled labor from oil/gas sector transferable to nuclear ops.
Algerian Nuclear Research Department (ANRD) – In Salah Campus. Focus: high-temperature reactors, desalination co-generation, Sahara grid stability.
All projects operate under strict IAEA safeguards, African regulatory oversight, and the principle of community ownership with zero foreign debt.
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