Documents

Administration

  1. Formal launch Event during SAIEE National Conference November 2019
  2. Nuclear Chapter Terms of Reference  (10 June 2021)

Economic

  1. Nuclear Economics (July 2021)

Safety

Waste

Scaling

Academic Papers

  1. Towards a Monte Carlo simulation of a pebble bed type high temperature gas cooled reactor using Geant4, A.C. Cilliers, S.H. Connell, J. Conradie, M.N.H. Cook, M. Laassiri, B.G. Maqabuka, R. Mudau, P. Naidoo, D. Nicholls, Annals of Nuclear Energy  168, (2022) 108868
  2. General Papers (Nuclear + South Africa in Google Scholar)

Opinion Articles

  1. New Perceptions about Nuclear (Nov(2021)
  2. Extending Koeberg's Life is Inline with World Practice (Feb 2021)
  3. A Different View of Accepted Energy Facts (May 2019)
  4. Causes of the Eskom Crisis (March 2019)

Conference Papers

10TH CIGRE SOUTHERN AFRICA REGIONAL CONFERENCE November 2-4 2021, Virtual

  1. B. G. Maqabuka, D. Nicholls, S.H.Connell, P Naidoo, F. Pieterse, J. Slabber, L. Bedhesi, E. Chinaka, G. Daniels, Fibre Optic Sensors for Nuclear Power Reactors
  2. D. Nicholls, P. Naidoo, S. H. Connell, J. Slabber, Applicability of Small Modular Reactors in Sub Saharan Africa
  3. P. Naidoo, D. Nicholls, S. H. Connell, J. Slabber, Deteriorating Synchronous Generation and the Future of the South African National Grid
  4. S. Bvumbi, P. Naidoo, D. Nicholls, S. H. Connell, J. Slabber, Radioactive Material Management in South Africa.

2nd African International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management in Harare, Zimbabwe during December 7-10, 2020

  1. P. Rannditsheni, P. Naidoo, S.H. Connell and D. Nicholls, A Literature Review on Coal Gasification as Part Transition in SA Thermal Coal Power Generation
  2. P Naidoo, S.H.Connell and D. Nicholls, Understanding South Africa’s Independent Power Producer Programme
  3. D. Nicholls, P. Naidoo and S.H.Connell, Application of Small Modular Reactors in Sub Saharan Africa
  4. S. Zuma, P. Naidoo and N. Sukdeo, SMART Performance Management of SA's UN Climate Change Commitments
  5. P. Khoza, P. Naidoo and S.H.Connell, Investigations into Solar Powered Stirling Engines for Electricity Generation

9TH CIGRE SOUTHERN AFRICA REGIONAL CONFERENCE OCTOBER 1-4 2019, MISTY HILLS, JOHANNESBURG

  1. P Naidoo, SH Connell, D Nicholls, AC Cilliers, Emerging Regulatory Requirements for Small Modular Nuclear Reactors in Distributed Electrical Systems
  2. P Naidoo, SH Connell, P Khoza, N. Madushele, D. Nicholls, AC Cilliers, Engineering Small Modular Nuclear Reactors for Micro and Nano Grid Application : The Case Study Based on NASA's 10 kilowatt unit
  3. P Naidoo, SH Connell, D Nicholls, AC Cilliers, Development of Small Modular Nuclear Reactors as Municipal Power Stations
  4. P. Naidoo, AC Cilliers, SH Connell, JC Conradie, MNH Cook, D Nicholls, Neutronics and thermal hydraulics modelling for a single fuel element immersed in a helium thermal fluid for a distributed energy source.

Presentations

SAIEE NUCLEAR CHAPTER Webinars

Date Title Link Slides
28 June 2023 USNC Micro Modular Reactor - Small Reactor, Big Potential [1]
26 Apr 2023 Nuclear Science and Technologies at the IAEA [1]
16 Feb 2023 The Power Cell
01 Nov 2022 Current Status of Nuclear New Build and SMR Developments
16 Feb 2022 "Study Committee on Nuclear Medicine" [1]
27 July 2021 "Study Committee on Nuclear Energy" [1] [2]
21 April 2021 "Study Committee on Nuclear Education" [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
17 November 2020 "The Present and Future of Power Systems in South Africa" [1] [2]
23 September 2020 "Water Security and Clean Water Technologies"
21 September 2020 "Unpacking Nuclear Environmental Management Strategies" [1] [2] [3] [4]
09 September 2020 "Unpacking South Africa's Energy Challenges" [1]
26 August 2020 "Study Committee on Nuclear Nexus" [1] [2] [3]
07 July 2020 "Implications of the 2.5GW Nuclear on IRP2019" [1] [2] [3] [4]