Energy in South Africa, post 1993: Government Resources: Library Guide: Nuclear energy

International Atomic Energy Agency. Country Nuclear Power Profiles. 2018 edition. South Africa ; 2022 edition

South Africa. Parliament. National Assembly. Portfolio Committee on Electricity and Energy. Report of the Portfolio Committee on Electricity and Energy on the Nuclear Energy Summit dated 30 October 2024.

Ingérop South Africa. Study of the cost of nuclear power.  Pretoria : Department of Energy, 2013

International Atomic Energy Agency. Mission report on the integrated nuclear infrastructure review (INIR), 30 January to 8 February 2013. 

Eskom. Nuclear 1 Environmental Impact Assessment Documentation

Eskom (Firm).    Eskom nuclear power station and associated infrastructure :   final scoping report /    [Cape Town? :   Eskom :   Arcus Gibb],   2008. G 68 E.ENER.08.ESKO

Arcus Gibb, Eskom. Nuclear 1, Eskom nuclear power station and associated infrastructure : environmental impact assessment

The Atomic Energy Corporation (AEC) :   consultants report to the Department of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology.    [Pretoria :   The Dept.],   1998. G 68 E.SCIE.98.ATOM

South Africa. Department of Mineral and Energy Affairs.   Urgent issues in the South African nuclear fuel cycle industry :   policy options for their resolution /    [Pretoria :   Dept. of Mineral and Energy Affairs],   1995. G 68 E.ENER.95.URGE

South Africa. Office of the Public Protector. Report No 4 of 2018/19 on allegations of maladministration in the matter between Mr. MA Sepepe and others and The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation

National Nuclear Regulator Amendment Bill (B25-2023). Approved by Parliament.

Nuclear Programme. Determination under Section 34(1) of the Electricity Regulation Act 4 of 2006. Government notice no. 1268, Government gazette no. 39541 (21 December 2015).

Nuclear Energy Act 131 of 1993.

Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction Act 87 of 1993.

Nuclear Energy Act 46 of 1999.

Available in print or online. Please ask for assistance.  You may also consult the Debates in Parliament on the bills (the draft acts.)

United Nations Treaty Collection

South African nuclear agreements with France, Korea, USA, Russia and People's Republic of China

Protocol Additional to the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of South Africa and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the Application of Safeguards in Connection with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, 13 September 2002

Agreement between the Republic of South Africa and the European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM) for Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, 2013  

Scanned copy of original.

South Africa. Department of Mineral Resources and Energy. Discussion Paper on National Decommissioning Policy for Nuclear Facilities. Pretoria: Department of Mineral Resources and Energy, 20 July 2020.

South Africa. Dept. of Minerals and Energy.   Nuclear energy policy for the Republic of South Africa /    [Pretoria?] :   Department of Minerals and Energy,   June 2008. G 68 E.ENER.08.NUCL

South Africa. Dept. of Minerals and Energy.  Nuclear energy policy and strategy for the Republic of South Africa :   draft for public comment /    [Pretoria? :   Department of Minerals and Energy?],   2007. G 68 E.ENER.07.NUCL

South Africa. Dept. of Minerals and Energy.    Radioactive waste management policy and strategy for the Republic of South Africa /    [Pretoria?] :   Department of Minerals and Energy,   2005. Shelf no. G 68 E.ENER.05.RADI

South Africa. Dept. of Minerals and Energy.  Radioactive waste management policy and strategy for the Republic of South Africa : draft for public comment /    [Pretoria :   The Dept.,   2003]. Shelf no. G 68 E.ENER.03.RADI

Academy of Science of South Africa. A Review of Research, Development and Innovation of Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Technologies in South Africa. Pretoria: Academy of Science of South Africa, December 2023. 

South Africa signed the 2017 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).  

International Atomic Energy Agency. South Africa Fact Sheet

South Africa has been a member state of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) since 1957, and has entered into the following multilateral agreements;

• Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the IAEA, 1959.
• Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, 3 March 1980 & Amendment, 8 July 2005
• Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident, 26 September 1986
• Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency, 26 September 1986
• Convention on Nuclear Safety, 17 June 1994
• African Nuclear Weapon-Free-Zone Treaty (Pelindaba Treaty), 11 April 1996.
• Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management, 29 September 1997
• Revised Supplementary Agreement Concerning the Provision of Technical Assistance by the IAEA (RSA).
• African Regional Co-operative Agreement for Research, Development and Training Related to Nuclear Science and Technology (AFRA), 1990

Nuclear Energy Safety Symposium. Proceedings report. Pretoria: Academy of Science of South Africa, April 2012.

The Nuclear Energy Act 131 of 1993 allowed for the continued existence of the Atomic Energy Corporation of South Africa and the Council for Nuclear Safety. The Atomic Energy Corporation was succeeded by the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation in 2000. The Council for Nuclear Safety was succeeded by the National Nuclear Regulator in 2000.

National Nuclear Regulator

"The National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) is a public entity which is established and governed in terms of Section 3 of the National Nuclear Regulator Act, (Act No 47 of 1999) to provide for the protection of persons, property and the environment against nuclear damage through the establishment of safety standards and regulatory practices." Annual Reports, 2000/2001 to date. @ G 68 ES.NUCL.REGU.

South African Nuclear Energy Corporation SOC Limited (Necsa)

"The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation SOC Limited (Necsa) is a state-owned public company, registered in terms of the Companies Act, (Act No. 61 of 1973)." Formerly the Atomic Energy Board (AEB). Annual Reports, 2000/2001 to date @ G 68 ES.NECS.

The South African Council for the Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction was established by the Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction Act 87 of 1993. Annual Reports, 1999/2000 to date @ G 68 ES.NONP

The National Radioactive Waste Disposal Institute (NRWDI) was established by the National Radioactive Waste Disposal Institute Act 53 of 2008.

National Nuclear Regulator. South African nuclear safety convention reports

National Nuclear Regulator. South African National Report on the Compliance to Obligations under the Joint Convention on Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management. 4th report, 2017, 7th review meeting, October 2020,

South Africa. Department of Energy, issuing body.    Nuclear energy /    Pretoria :   Department of Energy,   [2012?].
G 68 E.ENER.12.NUCL

South Africa. Department of Energy, issuing body.    Nuclear energy in everyday life /    Pretoria :   Department of Energy,   [2012?].
G 68 E.ENER.12.NUCL
 

South Africa. Parliament. National Assembly. Portfolio Committee on Energy. Update on the Nuclear New Build Programme; including historical background; sequence of events and the way-forward (roadmap) [presentation]

 Prins, N. South Africa’s nuclear new-build programme: the domestic requirements for nuclear energy procurement and public finance implications. Cape Town: WWF South Africa, 2018.

 Prins, N and Davies, E. South Africa’s nuclear new-build programme: who are the players and what are the potential strategies for pushing the nuclear new-build programme? Cape Town: WWF South Africa, 2018.