Pretoria’s nuke tech is poised to go radioactive
Expertise in affordable uranium enrichment and medical isotope manufacture puts local start-up ASP Isotopes in a strong position globally
28 November 2024 - 05:00
The world needs a low-carbon energy source that can provide consistent power 24 hours a day, which is why Amazon, Microsoft and Google recently announced several orders for small modular reactors (SMRs) to drive their power-hungry AI data centres.
The concept of SMRs is not new — they have been installed in submarines, aircraft carriers and even satellites for many decades and were developed further in South Africa as the pebble bed modular reactor. ..
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