SA’s nuclear stealth – one way ticket to bankruptcy
South Africa looks hell bent on nuclear and the costs of such projects, as Eskom’s history suggests, could spiral and propel South Africa into bankruptcy.
South Africa looks hell bent on nuclear and the costs of such projects, as Eskom’s history suggests, could spiral and propel South Africa into bankruptcy.
The proposed Thyspunt nuclear site in St Francis Bay has instead become a haven for burglars and poachers, Bev Mortimer reports.
Bev Mortimer goes on an exclusive trip through the Thyspunt Nature Reserve, an area that has been ‘earmarked’ for a nuclear power station.
Kelvin Kemm says a new nuclear power station in South Africa is near, with construction set to start in 2016.
South Africa is considering using reactors from Russia’s Rosatom and Westinghouse for its 9,600 megawatt nuclear fleet expansion.