Pebble Bed Modular Reactor

It still has staunch believers but sceptics question the project’s feasibility, writes Lynley Donnelly.

Government has tightened the purse strings and its tough stance on bailouts for parastatals seems to be bearing fruit.

The surprise resignation by the CEO of the controversial Pebble Bed Modular Reactor is not because of slashed government funding, the company insists.

South African nuclear technology company PBMR said on Thursday it will cut up to 600 jobs in an effort to lower costs

SA’s pebble bed company has successfully manufactured the uranium dioxide-coated particles which form the basis of high-temperature reactor fuel.

South Africa’s advanced nuclear reactor technology programme will include United States-based Westinghouse Electric as a partner and a new shareholders’ contract is expected by…