The NNR's CEO, Bismark Tyobeka, and NRC sign bilateral arrangements for cooperation at the 58th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (2014) in Vienna, Austria. The National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) of South Africa is responsible for the regulatory framework that protects people, property and the environment from any damaging effects of ionizing radiation or radioactive material.

Duties

Its duties include the regulation of safe operating conditions for nuclear or radiation processes and the prevention or mitigation of damage from accidents. It carries out safety case reviews and assessments, authorisations, compliance inspections and enforcement of standards. It drafts regulatory documents and oversees emergency planning and preparedness. Its safety standards are implemented in accordance with the recommendations of the

International Commission on Radiological Protection The International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) is an independent, international, non-governmental organization, with the mission to protect people, animals, and the environment from the harmful effects of ionising radiation. Its r ...

(ICRP) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and it reports to the

Department of Energy A Ministry of Energy or Department of Energy is a government department in some countries that typically oversees the production of fuel and electricity; in the United States, however, it manages nuclear weapons development and conducts energy-re ...

History

In June 2021,

Koeberg Alert The Koeberg Alert alliance is an anti-nuclear activist organisation which emerged from an earlier pressure group in Cape Town called "Stop Koeberg" in 1983. Both were intended to halt construction of the first nuclear power station in South Afri ...

's Peter Becker was appointed to the board of the National Nuclear Regulator. He was fired by the Minister of Minerals and Energy,

Gwede Mantashe Samson Gwede Mantashe, popularly known as Gwede Mantashe, (born 21 June 1955) is a South African politician and trade unionist, who as of 18 December 2017, serves as the National Chairperson of the African National Congress. He is also a former ...

, in February 2022, citing Becker's opposition to nuclear power.

References

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