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Necsa plans to restart nuclear pebble-fuel production

Pebble Reactivation

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Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor
 
Nuclear
The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) is reactivating its ability to manufacture nuclear pebble fuel, originally created to support South Africa's Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR) programme. The corporation is also looking for a strategic equity partner for its speciality fluorochemical products manufacturing subsidiary Pelchem, and, furthermore, is planning to expand its engineering and manufacturing division (not subsidiary) Pelindaba Enterprises. These plans were reported by Necsa CEO Phumzile Tshelane at a recent media briefing at Pelindaba.
 
 
 
 
 

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