Tag Archives: South Africa

Ghosts of Pelindaba nuclear site break-in return to haunt South Africa

Posted on March 1, 2015 by djysrv

A news report this week says that China was behind the break-in at Pelindaba in 2007 which was an effort to steal pebble bed nuclear reactor technology. The story is full of holes. Here’s why. In 2007 an effort to … Continue reading →

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South African nuclear deal faces critics

Posted on September 28, 2014 by djysrv

President Jacob Zuma appears to have some explaining to do as his critics get over their surprise The monster $50 billion, 9.6 Gwe nuclear reactor deal announced last week between South Africa and Russia’s Rosatom, and which took the global … Continue reading →

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South Africa inks 9.6 Gwe $50B reactor deal with Russia

Posted on September 23, 2014 by djysrv

It mirrors the tender the country released in 2007 and then cancelled, but this time Eskom, the state-owned electric utility, isn’t in the picture. In a move that caught many in the global nuclear industry by surprise, South Africa signed … Continue reading →

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