The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow has heralded a turning point for nuclear energy. Recent extreme weather events provided a backdrop for the greatest ever appreciation of the urgency to transition to low carbon energy sources, to avoid catastrophic climate change. The current favourite low carbon electricity generation mode is via the… Read More New Perceptions About Nuclear
Published in ESI – Africa on Aug 31, 2021 The best news in years for South Africa’s precarious electricity supply is the announcement by the Department of Mineral Resources & Energy that it plans to go out on tender for 2,500 Megawatts (MW) of new nuclear power at the end of this fiscal… Read More Nuclear is Essential for the South African Environment and Economy
The SAIEE is launching the SAIEE Power and Energy Section Nuclear Chapter : 5 September 2019 at SAIEE House, Observatory, Johannesburg. The event is all-day and will take place in the Council Chambers, with the theme “Taking Stock of South Africa’s Experiences in Nuclear Science, Engineering and Technology”. The Nuclear Chapter will integrate and Develop South… Read More SAIEE Power and Energy Section Nuclear Chapter