Applications for site licences for nuclear plants are legal, Eskom says
ESKOM has dismissed suggestions that it failed to comply with the law pertaining to its application for two site licences, for the installation of nuclear power plants at Thyspunt in the Eastern Cape and Duynesfontein in the Western Cape.The issue is a sensitive one as the utility will have to ensure that all the processes related to the proposed construction of a 9,600MW fleet of nuclear power plants are followed to the letter, to prevent adverse repercussions later on. Allegations of a lack of public consultation were at the heart of public protests and court action over e-tolls in Gauteng.The government was also facing claims that its nuclear build programme did not necessarily present SA with the best energy options, and that the massive investment in nuclear stood to benefit vested business interests.Nongovernmental organisation Outa had alleged that Eskom’s application had been "suspiciously hidden in provincial gazettes and limited newspapers", and that the period for public ...
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