Nuclear Power Wallpost Africa

Katja Hamilton
SOUTH AFRICA
#EnlitAfrica2023: Tackling the toughest questions around nuclear power in SA

Source: Freepik.
Source: Freepik.
[Katja Hamilton] The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy aims to revise the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) 2019, which provisions for nuclear energy production in SA's just energy transition...

Posted 10 months ago | Like
Nicci Botha
SOUTH AFRICA
#AUW2018: Nuclear is still the cheapest energy around

Des Muller
Des Muller
[Nicci Botha] It's true that building a nuclear power plant is a lengthy and costly exercise, but in the long run it's the cheapest of all the energies to produce...

Posted 5 years ago | Like
Nicci Botha
SOUTH AFRICA
#AUW2018: Eskom will continue with nuclear planning for now

Loyiso Tyabashe, Eskom's senior manager for nuclear
Loyiso Tyabashe, Eskom's senior manager for nuclear
[Nicci Botha] If nuclear is not included in the updated Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) due out in August, then "we will close up shop and move on to the next technology"...

Posted 5 years ago | Like
Nicci Botha
SOUTH AFRICA
A cabinet reshuffle equals a nuclear deal

[Nicci Botha] President Jacob Zuma's latest cabinet reshuffle is nothing more that a thinly-veiled smokescreen to get his crony, David Mahlobo into the energy portfolio...

Posted 6 years ago | Like
Nicci Botha
SOUTH AFRICA
Eskom head: "No secret nuke deal"

Koeberg nuclear power station. Source: Eskom
Koeberg nuclear power station. Source: Eskom
[Nicci Botha] Despite persistent conspiracy theories and media speculation, Eskom's nuclear boss is adamant there is no secret plan or corruption linked to the nuclear plan...

Posted 6 years ago | Like
Roger Metcalfe
SOUTH AFRICA
Fukushima - the story continues...

Fukushima nuclear power plant after the 11 March 2011 earthquake. Source: creativecommons.org/Digital Globe
Fukushima nuclear power plant after the 11 March 2011 earthquake. Source: creativecommons.org/Digital Globe
[Roger Metcalfe] The fifth anniversary of the meltdown of the Fukushima nuclear power plant has come and gone, and still the whole story hasn't been told...

Posted 7 years ago | Like
Nicci Botha
SOUTH AFRICA
Nuclear...Or not?

Nuclear...Or not?
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[Nicci Botha] It seems that the nuclear procurement process have been quietly swept under the carpet for the time being...

Posted 7 years ago | Like
Gaopalelwe Santswere
SOUTH AFRICA
Questions that need to be asked about SA's nuclear programme

Questions that need to be asked about SA's nuclear programme
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[Gaopalelwe Santswere] It is very well known that the South African government is currently concluding preparatory work for the procurement of a 9.6GW nuclear energy programme...

Posted 8 years ago | Like
Nicci Botha
SOUTH AFRICA
Lifting the veil on SA's nuclear programme

Lifting the veil on SA's nuclear programme
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[Nicci Botha] Does South Africa need a nuclear build programme? Not according to Hilton Trollip, senior researcher at UCT's Energy Research Unit...

Posted 8 years ago | Like
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