- South Africa is considering the construction of three nuclear power stations on its coastline despite objections from environmentalists.
Koeberg Nuclear Power Station 27km north of Cape Town
The country currently has Africa’s sole nuclear plant, Koeberg, near Cape Town, which began generating electricity in 1984. It is surrounded by a private game reserve and has been targeted by environmental protesters.
The three new nuclear stations – provisionally known as Nuclear 1, 2 and 3 – would each be able to deliver twice as much electricity as Koeberg, South Africa’s Die Burger newspaper reported this week. Read the rest of this entry »
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