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South Africa's new nuclear challenges

South Africa's new nuclear challenges

15 Feb 2013 00:00 - Lynley Donnelly
South African authorities will have to address two critical issues as the country faces signing for its new nuclear procurement megaplan.
There goes the neighbourhood...and here comes nuclear

There goes the neighbourhood...and here comes nuclear

21 Dec 2012 05:00 - Lionel Faull
What happens when government plans to build a nuclear plant in your hometown? Lionel Faull went to the Eastern Cape to find out.
Deaths expose troubled business at Basileus Capital

Deaths expose troubled business at Basileus Capital

17 Aug 2012 14:10 - Lionel Faull, Sam Sole,
Investigations have suggested that Basileus Capital was already treading water before the death of Julian Williams.
Fracking issues require new laws

Fracking issues require new laws

10 Aug 2012 00:00 - David Fig
Existing legislation does not address the legal, environmental and social ramifications of fracking, says David Fig.
French nuclear frontrunner's toxic political dealings in SA

French nuclear frontrunner's toxic political dealings in SA

03 Aug 2012 07:27 - Lionel Faull, Sam Sole, Stefaans Brümmer & Selma Shipanga
French parastatal Areva appears to have tried to buy its way to the front of the queue to build nuclear power stations in SA - a miscalculation.
Japan to switch off nuclear reactor

Japan to switch off nuclear reactor

05 May 2012 09:16 - Staff Reporter
The last working reactor in Japan is to be switched off Saturday and has sparked a debate on whether Japan needs nuclear power.

Nuclear power is a key part of SA's future

09 Dec 2011 09:57 -
This form of energy offers not only a secure electricity supply but also benefits, writes Minister of Energy Dipuo Peters.

SA nuclear power could be worth at least R1-trillion

19 Oct 2011 16:56 - Staff Reporter
Energy Minister Dipuo Peters has confirmed that a tender proposal for 9600 MW of nuclear power could be worth at least R1-trillion.
Nuclear power will cost the country dearly

Nuclear power will cost the country dearly

14 Oct 2011 00:00 - Rianne Teule
Government and the unions are being lobbied by an industry increasingly desperate to sell reactors, says Rianne Teule.

No word on nuclear contract decision

08 Oct 2011 16:20 - Staff Reporter
Government says it has not made a decision yet on the number of nuclear power stations to be built or which vendors would be used for such projects.
UN atom chief plays down safety cost concerns

UN atom chief plays down safety cost concerns

21 Aug 2011 15:31 - Fredrik Dahl
Planned steps to boost global nuclear safety after Japan's Fukushima disaster will not lead to any major increase in costs for reactor operators.

SA's nuclear safety is reassessed

01 Aug 2011 11:02 - Lynley Donnelly
The National Nuclear Regulator gave assurances last week that it was working to incorporate lessons learned from Japan's Fukushima nuclear incident.

The industry stinks. But that's no reason to ditch nuclear power

05 Jul 2011 08:45 -
The debate is skewed by distrust of big corporate interests. Under proper scrutiny, new plants can give safer, cleaner energy.
Germany announces end to nuclear power by 2022

Germany announces end to nuclear power by 2022

30 May 2011 06:22 - Frederic Happe
Germany has announced plans to become the first major industrialised power to shut down all its nuclear plants by 2022, after the disaster in Japan.
Govt tweaks energy policy

Govt tweaks energy policy

01 Apr 2011 00:00 - Lynley Donnelly
Renewable energy gets a greater share and nuclear gets slightly less, but still there are risks in the system.
Japan mulls reactor covers in nuclear crisis

Japan mulls reactor covers in nuclear crisis

30 Mar 2011 16:41 - Shingo Ito
Japan was on Wednesday weighing a series of creative solutions to its unfolding nuclear disaster.

German nuclear fears trigger poll debacle for Merkel

28 Mar 2011 10:39 - Deborah Cole
Fears over Japan's nuclear crisis triggered a poll debacle for Chancellor Angela Merkel's party in its German heartland and a Greens triumph.
Japan works to avert nuclear-plant meltdown

Japan works to avert nuclear-plant meltdown

17 Mar 2011 10:37 - Staff Reporter
Japanese military helicopters dumped water on an overheating nuclear plant on Thursday while the United States expressed growing alarm.

North Korea details nuclear programme amid tension

30 Nov 2010 08:07 - Jeremy Laurence
Secretive North Korea detailed for the first time its expanded nuclear programme on Tuesday, saying it had thousands of working centrifuges.
Nukenomics made easy

Video | Nukenomics made easy

28 Mar 2012 00:00
Not even the experts can agree on the economics of South Africa's nuclear ambitions. The M&G's Lionel Faull explains it in simple terms.

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