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Studies, Monitoring Ensure Safe Operation of Nuclear Power Stations

Derry Holmes - January 16, 2025

Eskom’s Koeberg nuclear power station was recently licensed to operate its Unit 1 for another 20 years, with SRK Consulting playing a role in updating the site investigation reports – the Site Safety Report (SSR) required by the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR).

TAGS: Nuclear Power Stations, Eskom, National Nuclear Regulator, Monitoring Studies, Operational Licence Applications, Reactors, 40-Year Life-Cycle, Land Use, Water Use Radiological Impacts
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Environmental Hurdles Reduced for Lower Sensitivity Renewable Projects

Sam Leyde,Kelly Armstrong - April 15, 2024

In a significant move to support the development of renewable energy, South Africa last month adopted new norms to simplify and speed up the authorisation process for solar photovoltaic (PV) facilities and battery energy storage systems (BESS).

TAGS: Environmental Impact Assessments, Environmental Authorisations, Renewable Energy, Solar Photovoltaic, Solar PV, BESS, NEMA, EAPs
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Safely Siting a Nuclear Power Station

Bruce Engelsman - March 29, 2023

Site licencing for an energy generation project is usually both multidisciplinary and complex, and even more so for nuclear energy SRK Consulting’s technical involvement in a recent such project for the national energy provider demonstrates the breadth and depth of its expertise.

TAGS: Nuclear Energy, Energy Generation, Decommissioning, Feasibility stages, Risks, Site Investigations
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Development Of Infield And Online Data Collection Systems

Philippa Burmeister, Roanne Sutcliff - June 5, 2019

How people communicate has changed substantially in the last 10 years. Mining equally needs to change how they communicate with stakeholders and collect data.

TAGS: Mining, EIA, Communities
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Small Thermal Plants Promising For Africa

Christopher Dalgliesh, interviewed by African Mining - March 1, 2019

Small-scale power generation plants driven by hydrocarbon sources and biomass are still likely to play a valuable part in rolling out electricity in regions of Africa unserved by grid power and where renewable resources are insufficient to sustain a reliable energy supply.

TAGS: Power Generation, Hydrocarbon, Biomass, Energy Supply, Thermal Plant, Transmission Infrastructure
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