PBMR myths and facts - Eloff, Donaldson debate whether SA's R30bn nuclear power "Moonshot" can be resuscitated

With both supply and costs of electricity having changed dramatically for SA in the past few years, many are wondering it's time to dust off the blueprints of Eskom's groundbreaking Pebble Bed Modular Reactor nuclear power programme. Cancelled in 2010 due to affordability, the PBMR project had sucked in a staggering R30bn in State investment, employed hundreds of scientists and even created a working prototype at NW University. Theuns Eloff, who was NWU's vice chancellor at the time; and Andrew Donaldson, then DDG at National Treasury, discuss why the project was canned - and whether the new energy equation justifies revisiting the PBMR idea. They spoke to Alec Hogg of BizNews. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices