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URGENT PRESS STATEMENT
4 November 2008
I have been requested and credibly informed by the authorized representatives of the dismissed employees of Uranium One, to notify the press and to urgently call for news media coverage of the mass protest march by thousands of dismissed mine workers, all former employees of Uranium One and the community of Dominionville, and SANCO against Uranium One. The purpose of the march is to present a Memorandum of Grievances to:
· Uranium One,
· …
Tags: DME - Minerals and Energy · Mining · Radiation · Press Releases · NECSA - Nuclear Corporation of SA · Uranium · Nuclear Waste · Nuclear Energy
24th October 2008
ACDP MP & Whip, Cheryllyn Dudley said today she is not satisfied with the answer given by the Minister of Public Enterprises about nuclear funding:
“South African citizens have expressed concern over the lack of information surrounding the nuclear issue and not least, about expenditure. While appreciating that Eskom requires financial propping up, the ACDP asked in Parliament how much of that propping up will be drained by nuclear projects and whether alternative energy projects are included.
We feel the public has a right to know how much of this substantial budget will be spent on nuclear…
Tags: DME - Minerals and Energy · Eskom · Press Releases · NECSA - Nuclear Corporation of SA · PBMR - Pebble Bed · Nuclear Energy
Source: http://www.thetimes.co.za/
A new foreign report casts a further shadow over SA’s troubled nuclear project, but a local research company says there’s no need for alarm. Bobby Jordan reports.
The research centre that invented pebble bed nuclear reactors has rung alarm bells over the safety of the technology — which features prominently in SA’s R350-billion nuclear energy programme.
The safety concerns are contained in a report released this week by the world-renowned state-owned German Jülich Nuclear Research Centre.
Ironically, a team of Jülich researchers is helping SA develop a commercial-size pebble bed reactor based on the prototype that Jülich operated for…
Tags: PBMR - Pebble Bed · Nuclear Energy
Published: 22 Aug 08 - 17:16
Source: http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article.php?a_id=141477
Joint-venture company Murray & Roberts SNC-Lavalin Nuclear (MRSLN) has been awarded the contract for the provision of engineering, procurement, project and construction management (EPCM) services for the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR) demonstration plant project at Koeberg, near Cape Town.
The contract for the provision of the EPCM services was signed on Friday, in Pretoria.
The PBMR project entailed the building of both the demonstration reactor project at Koeberg, and a pebble fuel plant at Pelindaba near Pretoria. The current schedule was to start construction in 2010 and for the demonstration plant to…
Tags: PBMR - Pebble Bed · Nuclear Energy
20 August 2008
Source: http://www.bday.co.za/
Siseko Njobeni
Johannesburg
THE review of the environmental impact report and public meetings for the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR) have been delayed, according to the project’s environmental impact assessment consultant.
PBMR, a high temperature reactor with a closed-cycle gas turbine power conversion system, is central to the government’s stated desire to diversify electricity generation mix. The PBMR is also central to Eskom’s plan to double capacity by 2026.
It was not immediately clear yesterday if the delay would affect the deadlines for the project which has already fallen behind schedule. Construction work for the project…
Tags: PBMR - Pebble Bed · Nuclear Energy
