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Koeberg Nuclear Power Station South Africa is the only country in Africa with a commercial nuclear power plant. Two reactors located at the Koeberg nuclear power station account for around 5% of South Africa's electricity production. Spent fuel is disposed of at Vaalputs Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility in the Northern Cape. The SAFARI-1 tank in pool research reactor is located at the ...
In 1957, South Africa and the United States signed an agreement to procure a research reactor. In 1970, the Uranium Enrichment Corporation (UCOR) was established. On 1 July 1982, the Nuclear Energy Act (Act 92 of 1982) created the Atomic Energy Corporation (AEC), superseding the former AEB. [6] It became responsible for all nuclear related ...
Koeberg Nuclear Power Station is a nuclear power station in South Africa and the only one on the African continent. It is located 30 km north of Cape Town , near Melkbosstrand on the west coast. It is owned and operated by the country's state-owned electricity public utility , Eskom .
In 1996, the Associated Press described Pelindaba as the place "once at the heart of South Africa's (nuclear) weapons program". [22] The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (NECSA) was established as a public company by the new government of South Africa in 1999. A 4 MV Van de Graaff particle accelerator operates at Pelindaba for various ...
The Koeberg nuclear power station is the only nuclear power station in South Africa and contains two uranium pressurized water reactors based on a design by Framatome of France. The station is located 30 km north of Cape Town. The plant is owned and operated by the country's national electricity supplier, Eskom.
South Africa’s nuclear weapons doctrine was designed for political leverage rather than actual battlefield use, specifically to induce the United States of America to intervene in any regional conflicts between South Africa and the Soviet Union or its proxies.
The National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) of South Africa is responsible for the regulatory framework that protects people, property and the environment from any damaging effects of ionizing radiation or radioactive material.
For energy generation by nuclear reactors, see Category:Nuclear power in South Africa. Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. N.