Press Releases

Press Releases

Media Release (23 March 2009)

Necsa Site Emergency (16 March 2009)

National Science Week Roundup - 2008 (2008-06-30)
National Science Week (NSW) is an annual, country-wide event, led by the Department of Science & Technology (DST). Science-based activities involving various stakeholders and/or role players are conducted during the same week in all the nine provinces. NSW highlights the important role science plays in everyday life and encourages the country’s youth to enter and remain in science related studies and careers.

This year marks the fourth year of the NSW’s five-year plan with the theme “Tomorrow’s science and technology is in our youth’s hands”. For us at Necsa it marks the second year running with our theme “Nuke is Neat”.

Nesca National Science Week Profile 496kb

National Science Week May 2008 "NUKE IS NEAT" (2008-05-05)
Celebrated in all nine provinces, National Science Week activities will run from 10 - 17 May 2008
with many science based activities being performed to excite, educate, and encourage young
people to study mathematics and science.

National Science Week 24kb

Story on NTP Radioisotopes :Popular Mechanics - Be the first to know (2008-03-31)
The legacy of apartheid’s atomic bombs: it’s a race against time in the nuclear medicine business.Every night, international flights out of Johannesburg’s OR Tambo airport carry about half a dozen anonymous looking metal canisters the size and shape of small milk churns. But these are no ordinary containers.

Press Release Popular Mechanics 74kb

Security Breach at Necsa (2007-11-13)
On 08 November 2007, Anton Gerber, an Emergency Services Operational Officer was shot at the Necsa facility in Pelindaba, west of Pretoria. The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation(Necsa) CEO, Dr Rob Adam invited media to a briefing on the incident.

Press Releases Security Breach at Necsa 13 Nov 25kb

Report of Armed Robbery (2007-11-08)
An armed robbery occurred on the Necsa site last night. Mr FA Gerber, Operations Officer: Emergency Services was shot. He was taken to hospital and is in a stable condition. The police are investigating the incident.

Press Release Armed Robbery 18kb

Medical Files Released (2007-07-27)
Report on Phase 1 and 2 of the investigation by an independent Occupational Medical Practitioner on the state of health of former employees of the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa)

Press Release Medical Files 335kb

National Child Protection Month (2007-06-04)
In line with Governments objectives, the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) joined the Department of Home Affairs in recognizing May month as the National Child Protection Month.One of the major events took place on 31 May 2007at the Mbolekwa Stadium in Atteridgeville where all the Day Care Centres, in and around the Atteridgeville area, partook in the programme.

Press Releases Child Protection Month 21kb

National Science Week 12-19 May 2007~Nuke Is Neat! (2007-05-18)
National Science Week is an initiative of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) with the South African Agency for Science and Technology advancement (SAASTA) as the implementing agent. It was officially launched on Monday 07 May 2007 by the Minister of Science and Technology, Mosibudi Mangena at the Tshiya Resource Centre in the Free State.

Press Release National Science Week 16 May 20kb

Invitation to Attend National Science Week (2007-05-09)
In conjunction with the Department of Science and Technology (DST), the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) officially invites you to a celebration of the National Science Week at the Necsa site. Public Day : Morning session, Saturday 12 May 2007, 09:30 to 12:30, School Career Days: Monday 14 May 2007 to Thursday 17 May 2007, 09:30 to 12:30, Necsa Employee Day: Friday 18 May 2007, 09:30 to 12:30.

Press Releases National Science Week 36kb

Invitation to Schools to Attend National Science Week (2007-05-09)
In conjunction with the Department of Science and Technology (DST), the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) officially invites you to a celebration of the National Science Week at the Necsa site. School Career Days: Monday 14 May 2007 to Thursday 17 May 2007, 09:30 to 12:30 The programme entails visits to the famous Safari-1 reactor and to the PBMR facility.

Press Releases National Science Week School 36kb

Solidarity Media Statement on Deadlock Premature (2007-04-26)
The South African Nuclear Corporation (Necsa) are dismayed by the premature and unilateral media statement by Solidarity which is devoid of truth and wishes to state the facts.

Invitation to Attend Media Conference: Claims Regarding Health Impairment (2007-03-16)
Unsubstantiated claims in the media made by Earthlife Africa (ELA) that former employees’ health, in particular radiation workers, were impaired due to exposure to radiation at Necsa, resulted in Necsa appointing an independent occupational medical practitioner to perform a proper in depth examination to refute their claims.

Press Releases Conference 20 March 77kb

The Development of a Hot Cell for Handling and Conditioning of High Activity Sources (SHARS) (2007-03-12)
The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) has successfully developed and commissioned the first mobile hot cell for the handling and conditioning of Spent High Activity Radioactive Sources (SHARS). Its unique quality would be used in countries that do not have the facilities for the safe handling of SHARS.

Press Releases SHARS 22kb

"RIDE FOR HOPE-BALEKELA ETHEMBENI" (2007-03-08)
The “Ride for Hope-Balekela Ethembeni” cyclists, are a team that was formed in partnership with CANSA, NTP Radioisotopes (Pty) Ltd and NTP’s parent organization, Necsa. Their journey started on 26 February 2007 from the Pretoria Academic Hospital. The group of fifteen cycled through Parys, Welkom, Bloemfontein, Middelburg, Graaf Reinette, Uniondale, Mossel Bay, Caledon and Swellendam.

Press Releases 6 March Ride Hope 25kb

"RIDE FOR HOPE-BALEKELA ETHEMBENI" (2007-03-01)
The team of fifteen cyclists that started The “Ride for Hope-Balekela Ethembeni” on 26 February 2007 from the Pretoria Academic Hospital could be visiting your town. They are currently en-route to Graaf Reinette and Aberdeen on 2 March 2007 and will continue their trip from Aberdeen to Willowmore and Uniondale on 4 March 2007. Look out for them in George and Mosselbay on 5 March 2007.

Press Releases 1 March Ride Hope 25kb

"RIDE FOR HOPE-BALEKELA ETHEMBENI" (2007-02-28)
The “Ride for Hope-Balekela Ethembeni” cycle tour started at the Pretoria Academic Hospital on 26 February 2007 and the cyclists have completed their route to Parys, Bothaville, Welkom, Brandfort and Bloemfontein on 28 February 2007. The team of fifteen are now heading for Gariep, Noupoort and Middelburg on 1 March 2007. According to tour organizer Roly von Gogh, who is also part of the team, “ The weather conditions are extraordinarily high reaching 38 degrees and every team member are covering approximately 180km per day.

Press Releases 28 Feb Ride Hope 25kb

The Nuclear Renaissance at Work In South Africa (2007-01-29)
Dr Rob Adam, CEO of the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) and Mr Jaco Kriek, CEO of the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR) today took the lead in announcing the launch of the Nuclear Industry Association of South Africa (NIASA) at the Irene Country Lodge near Pretoria.

Press Releases Nuclear Renaissance in SA 24kb

Necsa and Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) met to synergise plans to collaborate in 2007 over Neutron Applications. (2006-12-18)
The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) and experts from the Russian Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) met this week on 11 to 15 December 2006 to synergise plans to collaborate in 2007 over Neutron Applications.The event was fruitful and both parties agreed on the research project ‘Neutron Scattering’, and ‘Activation analysis’ in 2007.

Press Releases JINR 15kb

International Meeting on Reduced Enrichment for Research and Test Reactors(RERTR-2006) (2006-11-03)
The RERTR-2006 conference was be held in Cape Town from 29 October – 2 November 2006.The conference was jointly coordinated by the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa)and Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) of the USA. This was the 28th annual meeting in a series on the same general subject regarding the Reduced Enrichment for Research and Test Reactors.

Press Releases PERTR 28kb

The National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) Mock Emergency Exercise (2006-10-26)
At approximately 11:55 a general site emergency was declared at the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) due to a release of radio active Iodine from Safari Reactor to the environment due to a cooling water problem in the reactor.

Press Releases Emergency Exercise 27kb

The National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) Request a Mock Emergency Exercise from Necsa (2006-10-19)
The National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) has requested a mock Emergency Exercise to take place at the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) on 26 October 2006. The NNR has in accordance with the National Nuclear Regulator Act, No. 47 of 1999, Section 38, the responsibility to ensure that the holder of a nuclear authorisation has an effective emergency plan for the protection of persons in the event of a nuclear emergency. Necsa as a holder of a nuclear installation license has to comply with the requirements of the NNR.

Press Releases Emergency Exercise 26 Oct 20kb

Ceo, Dr Rob Adam Wins Award (2006-05-25)
The National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF) made a special award to our CEO, Dr Rob Adam at a gala awards function on Friday 19 May 2006. This was in recognition of his contribution to science, engineering and technology (SET) in our country during his term as Director General of the Department of Science and Technology (DST).

Press Releases CEO Award 12kb

The Appointment of Board Members (2006-04-04)
Necsa looks forward to working with these new members and drawing on their respective areas of expertise. The other members of the Board are Dr P Ngwenya (Chairman) , Mr AS Minty, Mr H Haricharun, Adv B Madumise , Dr P Mpikashe and Dr R.M. Adam (ex officio).