Nuclear power is the only way forward, expert Kelvin Kemm tells PIET CROUCAMP in a conversation about privatisation, anti-nuclear lobbies and reactor safety.
AS things stand, South Africans don't trust the government and the state with large-scale projects, and the idea of a nuclear power project being planned at Luthuli House is terrifying.
But could nuclear power be a solution to South Africa's short- and long-term energy challenges? Could the problem of mistrust be addressed by involving the private sector and entrepreneurs?
I spoke to Dr Kelvin Kemm, chair of Stratek Global and an expert on nuclear power project management...
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Nuclear power is the only way forward, expert Kelvin Kemm tells PIET CROUCAMP in a conversation about privatisation, anti-nuclear lobbies and reactor safety.
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AS things stand, South Africans don't trust the government and the state with large-scale projects, and the idea of a nuclear power project being planned at Luthuli House is terrifying.
But could nuclear power be a solution to South Africa's short- and long-term energy challenges? Could the problem of mistrust be addressed by involving the private sector and entrepreneurs?
I spoke to Dr Kelvin Kemm, chair of Stratek Global and an expert on nuclear power project management...
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Contributing editorPiet Croucamp is a lecturer in political science at the NWU business school.