BUSINESS DAY TV: ‘Nuclear is world’s safest and cleanest electricity’
Dr Kelvin Kemm, CEO of Nuclear Africa, discusses this week’s Nuclear Africa Conference and whether a new energy minister could expedite President Jacob Zuma’s nuclear ambitions
Dr Kelvin Kemm is CEO of Nuclear Africa BUSINESS DAY TV: This week saw a two-day conference in Johannesburg espousing the beauty of nuclear power for SA. My guest in the studio will talk about the case — he is Dr Kelvin Kemm, the CEO of Nuclear Africa. Kelvin, welcome, tell us why you think nuclear is best for SA, the land of sunshine? KELVIN KEMM: SA right now has nuclear power coming from close to Cape Town, from the Koeberg nuclear power station, which is currently SA’s cheapest electricity by far. It’s also the safest and the cleanest electricity by far worldwide, and this has been proven. BDTV: Why? KK: Because nuclear is much cheaper. You’ll find that over a lifetime, and that’s where there’s a huge financial mistake that’s made by people — they look at it and they say the cost is going to be great because of the capital cost. What has to happen is, you’ve got to look at the entire life … that is true if you’re buying a motor car, a truck or anything else. So the nuclear costs...
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