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FSE’s submission on the National Nuclear Regulator Amendment Bill
According to the document titled “The amendments proposed by this Bill were published in the Government Gazette No. 44749 of 22 June 2021 for public comments”: “Comments by interested and affected parties were considered. A series of consultations was undertaken with industry and other key sector stakeholders. Accordingly, the general public and institutions at large […]
Fired community representative battles Mantashe in court bid to be reinstated on board of nuclear regulator | Daily Maverick
“Anti-nuclear activist Peter Becker is in a legal battle with the minister of energy and mineral resources, Gwede Mantashe, who dismissed him from the board of the National Nuclear Regulator this year for ‘misconduct’…” Read the full article here.
Advancing the green agenda | SA Mining
“There are concerns related to the application for a new nuclear power station (Thyspunt)…” – Liefferink.
SA National Nuclear Regulator neglects radioactive mine dumps threatening the health of thousands | Daily Maverick
Read the full article here. “While Gwede Mantashe is punting nuclear power to solve South Africa’s energy crisis, the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR), the organisation responsible for monitoring nuclear safety and harm from radiation, has dropped the ball. Evidence provided to DM168 by environmental activists, scientists and academics shows how the NNR has failed to […]
Ongoing weak governance at the nuclear reactor
CAPE ARGUS | NEWSBy Mwangi Githathu | published Nov 9, 2020 The lack of a civil society representative on the National Nuclear Regulator’s board is ‘contributing to ongoing weak governance at the nuclear reactor’. Picture: Henk Kruger/African News Agency (ANA) Cape Town – Concerns by the Koeberg Alert Alliance and the Southern African Faith Communities’ […]
Advanced Biochemical and Biophysical aspects of Uranium Contamination
Uranium has been considered both a radiological and also a heavy metal poison, following calcium in its distribution within the body, i.e. building up in bone, and with the principle target for toxicity being the lung and the kidney. Recently, it has been shown that uranium also targets the brain.
The battle over uranium: Just how bad is it?
One of the most abundant heavy metals in the earth’s crust, uranium is a known radiological element and toxin. It is also a major by-product of gold mining, historically one of South Africa’s greatest economic undertakings. The country additionally began mining specifically for uranium in 1949, primarily for export to the United States and other […]
Advanced Biochemical and Biophysical aspects of Uranium Contamination
Uranium has been considered both a radiological and also a heavy metal poison, following calcium in its distribution within the body, i.e. building up in bone, and with the principle target for toxicity being the lung and the kidney. Recently, it has been shown that uranium also targets the brain.
Earthlife Africa comments on Legal Compliance of Nuclear Policy
Earthlife Africa comments through the Legal Resource Centre on the legal compliance of the Proposed Nuclear Energy Policy And Strategy for the Republic of South Africa.