This profile brings together NuclearAfrica reporting and structured information on nuclear institutions, programmes, projects and peaceful nuclear applications in Rwanda.
NuclearAfrica tracks nuclear policy, regulation, institutions, projects and peaceful nuclear applications in Rwanda. The IAEA Outlook for Nuclear Energy in Africa places the country at Phase 1 in the nuclear-power infrastructure pathway.
- Programme status
- Considering
- IAEA Milestones position
- Phase 1
- Nuclear power
- Considering
- Research reactor
- No operating research reactor identified in the starter dataset; country has considered or planned research-reactor capacity.
- Pelindaba Treaty
- State Party
- Last reviewed
- October 7, 2026
Strong evidence coverage · 5/6 populated facts document-supported · 5 sources
Sources and evidence
International Atomic Energy Agency · Official document / report · Primary / authoritative
IAEA continental programme-status reference. The profile stores the exact phase separately from NuclearAfrica’s simplified display status.
Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority · National official source · Primary / authoritative
National first-party institutional source. Use specific publications from this institution when a field requires a dated policy or technical claim.
International Atomic Energy Agency · Official database · Primary / authoritative
Country-specific IAEA Office of Legal Affairs factsheet.
African Commission on Nuclear Energy · Treaty / convention source · Primary / authoritative
AFCONE treaty-status reference used for the Pelindaba field.
IAEA GNSSN / FNRBA · Official database · Primary / authoritative
Regional regulatory-body directory; verify national changes against the regulator’s own website when available.
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