NUCLEAR FUEL TRANSPORT ROUTES
A number of people in South Africa have been very concerned that the Nuclear Energy Corporation of South Africa (NECSA)has indicated no specific transport routes showing where enriched uranium, nuclear fuel and nuclear waste will be moved through in this country.
We are hoping that NECSA or the NNR - as a concerned independent body - will be able to supply information concerning these transport routes, seeing as a Record of Decision has already been signed on the nuclear smelter at Pelindaba and many people are still unaware as to the method of transport and direction that will be used.
So far it seems that NECSA has been rather vague - and indicated that materials will move from Durban (presumably from the port) through to Pelindaba and from Pelindaba to Koeberg. Then another route would obviously be from Koeberg to Vaalputs waste dump. However, since the government plans to build a nuclear reactor in the Eastern Cape, it is obvious that this area is also involved in terms of delivery of nuclear fuel and removal of nuclear waste from the site. This could then involve the Port Elizabeth harbour and main roads or rail.
The people of South Africa need to know the method of transport chosen in all cases: whether road, rail or shipping. And all the towns that would be passed through or close by on this route, since all people in these areas would need to have some kind of emergency planning in place in the event of a nuclear accident, leak or spill. South Africa’s roads and transport system are not known for being the safest in the world.
If NECSA is unable to provide this information at this late stage of their planning, then it begins to appear to the people of South Africa as a deliberate attempt to leave them ignorant and uninformed about decisions that may impact negatively on their health and wellbeing.
We therefore look forward to seeing a full and specific disclosure of the nuclear raw material, fuel and waste transport routes, as a matter of priority.
Thank you for your time.
Yours faithfully
INGELA RICHARDSON
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
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