Secrecy around nuclear power in SA needs to be stopped, says OUTA
“Because of its past, nuclear governance has always been shrouded in secrecy, but it is 2021, and transparency is crucial to block corruption,” says OUTA.
“Because of its past, nuclear governance has always been shrouded in secrecy, but it is 2021, and transparency is crucial to block corruption,” says OUTA.
Eskom says the letter contains “unauthorised facts and assumptions” in respect of Koeberg’s planned maintenance outages up to 2025.
Eskom, South Africa’s state-owned power utility, said it is investigating an information leak at the Koeberg nuclear plant that could affect a court case related to a R5 billion contract awarded to Areva SA for work at the facility.
Both Eskom and Westinghouse have responded to an article on the awaited judgement of the Constitutional Court of South Africa in respect of a R5-billion contract between the power utility and Areva.
South African power utility Eskom does not expect to implement electricity blackouts until April 2016 and wants the government to proceed with a planned nuclear fleet expansion.
Eskimo and the economy: South Africa’s economy could have been 10 percent larger if power shortages hadn’t stifled growth and investment and put the nation’s debt at risk of being cut to junk.
South Africa’s Eskom will shut a 930 megawatt unit at its Koeberg nuclear power station for three months to perform regular maintenance, the utility told 702 Talk Radio on Monday.
The power grid is under pressure on Monday after one of Koeberg’s units — which produces 900MW — has been taken out of service, Eskom said.
Government shares responsibility with Eskom for the power problems gripping the country, Eskom CEO Tshediso Matona said on Thursday.
Scheduled blackouts were the “right thing” to do, Eskom CEO Tshediso Matona said on Thursday