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...
Nicci Botha 21 May 2018
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"...
Nicci Botha 18 May 2018
While there has been an upward revision in growth for the year - 1.5-1.8% for South Africa - with business confidence also increasing, the country is still not where it needs to be by a long shot...
Danette Breitenbach 20 Feb 2018
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...
Nicci Botha 18 Oct 2017
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...
Nicci Botha 19 May 2017
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...
Roger Metcalfe 28 Apr 2016
It seems that the nuclear procurement process have been quietly swept under the carpet for the time being...
Nicci Botha 8 Apr 2016
Prices are going up, the nuclear deal's going down, natural gas wants in, renewables are certainly not out, and lithium-ion batteries are here to stay. These are some of the trends in the energy sector for 2016...
Sindy Peters 18 Jan 2016
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...
Gaopalelwe Santswere 15 Oct 2015
Does South Africa need a nuclear build programme? Not according to Hilton Trollip, senior researcher at UCT's Energy Research Unit...
Nicci Botha 30 Sep 2015
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Given South Africa's world-shattering potential for renewable energy, it is inexplicable why our government is seriously considering the purchase of eight nuclear reactors at an estimated R1tn...
Roger Metcalfe 17 Aug 2015
Nuclear energy has always been the proverbial bogeyman when it comes to power supply. Mention the subject and Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima are immediately thrown into the mix as worst case scenarios...
Nicci Botha 25 May 2015
On 11 March 2011 at 05h46 GMT one of the worst disasters in human history struck Japan. A massive earthquake measuring 8.9 on the Richter scale, unleashed a huge tsunami that critically disabled three reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant...
Roger Metcalfe 6 May 2015
Sustainability is not about being 'green'. It encompasses economic, environmental and social conditions and with regulatory requirements comes the opportunity for improvement...
Melissa Baird 18 Mar 2015
