The Southern African Faith Communities Environment Institute (SAFCEI) and Earthlife have sent a letter to the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy urging the government to abandon all plans for new nuclear energy programmes.
This comes after the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) announced its intentions to immediately procure 2500MW of new nuclear power by 2024. DMRE has also indicated that it will embark on a 20-year extension of the Koeberg Nuclear Power Plant's life, to be completed by 2024 which is when Koeberg was due to be decommissioned.
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