LINDSAY WILLIAMS: ... Alec Erwin said "“nuclear is a viable source"” at the High Temperature Reactor conference in Sandton on Monday, and that the SA government is currently planning the construction of 20 to 30 pebble bed modular reactors (PBMRs). Minister Erwin'’s words means we'’re serious about nuclear power. Jaco, is the PBMR a viable project, and will the first reactor be ready in 2013?Click here for a transcript.
JACO KRIEK: We'’re going ahead with the programme. Nuclear power has a long time line - we'’ve been busy with the licensing process now for seven years, and as I was saying earlier today in Switzerland it takes 20 years to get a nuclear station built. So nuclear with its specific requirements takes a long time.
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