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‘Powerships’ concept goes nuclear
Putting the cat amongst the pigeons – certainly as far as South Africa is concerned – is an announcement by shipbuilders, Samsung Heavy Industries...
Futuregrowth’s position on nuclear
NUCLEAR power as a long-term solution to our energy woes is a sensitive topic, partly due to the ramifications for our country of the...
Nuclear fusion – how excited should we be?
There's been tremendous excitement about recent results from the Joint European Torus (JET) facility in the UK, hinting that the dream of nuclear fusion power is inching closer...
Not nuclear versus renewables but nuclear AND renewablesÂ
ON 26 August, NERSA announced that it would support the Minister’s request for a section 34 Determination (authorisation) under the Electricity Regulation Act and published...
There always seems to be a catch with Green technology
THERE seems to always be a catch with Green technology. Just when you think there has been a breakthrough that will make all the...
Government considers use of nuclear energy
South Africa’s National Energy Regulator (Nersa) has requested that the public comment on government’s new nuclear power proposal. The proposal suggests that government procures...
Nuclear, good engineering and corruption
IF you take the West Coast road from Cape Town to Saldanha Bay, you might be slowed down by a huge trailer carrying a...
Zuma claims nuclear deal could have averted S.Africa’s power crisis
South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma says a controversial nuclear deal that was defeated by a legal challenge from environmentalists could have prevented the...
Why nuclear power for African countries doesn’t make sense
At the moment, the only nuclear plant in operation in Africa is South Africa’s Koeberg, producing 1.86GW of power. This, according to some African leaders,...
Why decommissioning South Africa’s Koeberg Nuclear Plant won’t be easy
Africa's only operational nuclear power plant is in an area called Koeberg, outside Cape Town in South Africa. The life span of the plant was originally meant...
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