New Necsa board has important issues to consider

Major decisions are going to have to be taken about the future of the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa), new Necsa board chairperson Dr Rob Adam told Engineering News Online on Tuesday. A totally new board for the corporation was announced by the government on December 6, the new board’s term of office starting that same day. “The key thing is – given the postponement of the new nuclear power build to the 2030s, what is the future of the strategic facilities at Necsa such as fluorochemicals and nuclear manufacturing?” he queried. “Can they be retained and made sustainable?”