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Read: African Regional Vice Chancellors Agree on a Roadmap to Establish New Nuclear Science and Technology Programmes on the Continent
Participants at this year’s annual Regional Meeting of Vice Chancellors, held from 14–16 August in Johannesburg, South Africa, agreed on a comprehensive roadmap to establish and implement post-graduate academic programmes in nuclear science and technology in accredited universities in Africa.
View Article: Business & Financial Times of Ghana. 22 September.
Small Nuclear Reactors – The power of the future
Read: Nuclear Power programme makes steady progress
“Executive Director of Nuclear Power Ghana, (NPG) Dr. Steven Yamoah also disclosed that the selection of a vendor or strategic partner and technology will be finalised by the end of 2023.”
Watch: The reactor at the Kakrapar Atomic Power Project (KAPP) had started commercial operations on June 30 but was operating at 90 per cent of its capacity till now.
Watch: Nuclear as a key contributor to achieving Africa’s Agenda to sustainable development.
Read: U.S. Nuclear Energy Policy: Stuck on Stupid!
The gullibility of the human species is a sight to behold. Take these examples, from a list of superstitions.
Watch: South African Electricity and Climate Realism
“…highly informative interview that puts the South African electricity issue, climate variations and nuclear energy into perspective”
Watch: Liam Halligan discusses upcoming 'major' announcement on energy
Use of nuclear power to drive towards energy independence
Read: "Restarting eight of Germany’s nuclear reactors is both possible and practicable."
“Germany can restart at least eight nuclear reactors, some within 9 months. Continuing the use of nuclear energy is supported by 67% of Germany and would stem losses in Germany’s industrial production. No insurmountable hurdles have been identified. However, pragmatism and proactiveness is required.”
Read: "The future of electricity"
“Nuclear power is the only way forward, expert Kelvin Kemm tells PIET CROUCAMP in a conversation about privatisation, anti-nuclear lobbies and reactor safety.”
Watch: Solving South African Energy Crisis
Princess is interviewed and explains her view on the South African energy crisis
Read: African Energy Chamber, World Nuclear Association Join Forces To Advance Sustainable Nuclear Energy In Africa
The World Nuclear Association and the African Energy Chamber (AEC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to drive nuclear energy adoption in Africa.
Read: Abandoned PBMR Design Could Provide Foundation For New Reactor ‘Within 5 Years’
Customers interested in plant for ‘snow or desert conditions’
Read: A Reliable Electricity Supply: Six Months And Half A Dozen Years
01 March 2023
Electricity is the lifeblood of the country. If it stops flowing, the economy immediately starts to decay. The average citizen notices it immediately when the electricity stops flowing, because the kettle does not work and the lights go out. So there is an instant public reaction.
Watch: Towards an Industrialization Plan for South Africa
Why are we being denied the obvious solution to which we have the expertize, which is nuclear power?
Fact: Nuclear engineer Hügo Krüger eating some citrus fruit on a farm in the most radioactive town on Earth, Ramsar in Iran
Read: "... Nuclear is the future for South Africa..."
10 March 2023
The future is nuclear. Yet banks only have eyes for solar.
Read: "... IAEA chief ‘completely convinced’ it’s safe to release treated Fukushima nuclear wastewater
06 July 2023
Japan will release the wastewater sometime this summer..
Read: SMR's are needed in African countries today.
Nuclear power is not new. It has been in operation for over half a century, with an excellent record for providing reliable baseload electricity.
Read: HTMR-100 team aim for pebble bed SMR in South Africa
23 June 2023
Stratek Global hopes to produce a pilot plant of the High Temperature Modular Reactor (HTMR-100), which is derived from the South African Pebble Bed Modular Reactor programme.
Read: Stop Calling Nuclear Reactors "Aging"
26 June 2023
Many of them work better now than when they first opened
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Video: Case for nuclear power in SA
Dr Kelvin Kemm, CEO of Nuclear Africa, discusses this week’s Nuclear Africa Conference, as well as the case for nuclear in South Africa.
Video: Rob Parker critiques Chris Bowen's Nuclear fear tactics
Rob Parker addresses the issues raised in Australia regarding nuclear power solution.
Video: Oliver Stone Takes on Anti-Nuclear Propaganda in ’Nuclear Now' - The Chris Cuomo Project
The conversation we are not having.
Video: South African Nuclear Today
June 06, 2023
Chief Director of Nuclear Safety & Technology at the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy, in South Africa
Video: Princy Mthombeni (Africa for Nuclear) - tiktok
“California & Germany uses renewables, they pay more for electricity & carbon emissions are the same”
Video: Hugo Kruger podcast with Africa for Nuclear - discussion
“South Africa is one of the founders of IAEA”
Video: Russia to build Nuclear power plant in Sri Lanka
May 26, 2023
#WIONPulse | Russia to build Nuclear power plant in Sri Lanka, provides financial support if Lankan government agrees
Russia pledges K20bn for Malawi to have nuclear power
Nuclear power has significant potential, but always courts controversy.
Fallacies about nuclear, solar and wind
June 04, 2023
The greens are becoming divided on nuclear power
Big electricity in small mighty packages
March 27, 2023
The direct correlation between the GDP of a country and its electricity consumption. The greater the electricity consumption the greater the GDP.
A Reliable Electricity Supply – Six Months and Half a Dozen Years
February 09, 2023
Electricity is the lifeblood of the country. If it stops flowing, the economy immediately starts to decay.
Small-scale reactors, large-scale potential
Nuclear power has significant potential, but always courts controversy.
Nuclear power and SMRs at the heart of the “France 2030” investment plan
President Emmanuel Macron presented, on October 12, the “France 2030” plan, a major..
Modern nuclear power technology has come a long way
February 02, 2023
We look at how nuclear power technology has advanced dramatically over the past couple of decades..
Nuclear power needed to achieve clean, green energy
April 04, 2023
Nuclear energy has done more to mitigate the existential threat of climate change — and keep energy costs stable — than any other form of energy today.
What about the cost?
April 02, 2023
The most common argument is that wind and solar power are the cheapest clean energy sources and that nuclear power plants are the most expensive.