Eskom’s old coal-fired power stations could get nuclear help, says Necsa

The SA Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) is drafting the criteria for a partner to pilot the development of small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) in SA, which may then be deployed at Eskom’s old coal-fired power stations as they get decommissioned.

“Necsa and Eskom are aligned,” Necsa CEO Loyiso Tyabashe told journalists at a breakfast event hosted by the corporation. He said locating SMRs at such power stations could bring down the cost by about 30% because the surrounding infrastructure, including grid connections, could still be used…