AfrPowerOS country record
Sudan's nuclear & energy program
Sudan's nuclear power program status: Preparing (IAEA milestone phase 1). Confidence-labelled, cited records on capacity, grid targets, regulators, vendors and key events, from the open AfrPowerOS dataset.
Sudan — key facts
- CountrySudan
- RegionNorth Africa
- Program statusPreparing — Infrastructure development before procurement
- IAEA milestone phasePhase 1 — Ready to make a knowledgeable commitment to nuclear power
- Commercial reactors operating0
- Commercial reactors under construction0
- RegulatorSudanese Nuclear and Radiological Regulatory Authority (SNRRA)
- Implementing agencyMinistry of Energy and Petroleum (NEPIO)
- AgreementsIAEA INIR Phase 1 mission (2018); Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement; Convention on Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (CPPNM); AFRA membership (2022)
- ConfidenceVerified
- Last verified2026-08-16
Summary
Long-standing nuclear power ambition: NEPIO established 2010, pre-feasibility studies 2010-2013, 2013 decision to embark on a nuclear power programme, Nuclear and Radiological Regulatory Control Act (2017). IAEA INIR Phase 1 mission conducted Aug-Sep 2018 assessed infrastructure progress toward Milestone 1. Interest in SMRs as a fit for the national grid. No vendor or site selected.
Key events
- 2018-08IAEA INIR Phase 1 mission conducted in Sudan source
- 2017Sudan enacts Nuclear and Radiological Regulatory Control Act source
- 2013Government decides to embark on a nuclear power programme source
Sources
- https://www.iaea.org/sites/default/files/documents/review-missions/inir-sudan-030918.pdf
- https://www.nuclearbusiness-platform.com/videos/v/sudan-wants-nuclear-energy
- https://ola.iaea.org/Applications/FactSheets/Country/Detail?code=SD
Related countries
Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia
Confidence labels: Verified (primary source), Inference (reasonable reading of verified evidence), Speculation (hypothesis), Unverified (reported, not confirmed). See the methodology.