High-level nuclear waste may be disposed of at Vaalputs - 0 views
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Energy Net on 30 Mar 09South Africa's sole nuclear waste management site, Vaalputs, in the Northern Cape, was likely to house high-level waste within the next ten years, the Nuclear Energy Corporation of South Africa (Necsa) said on Wednesday. Speaking at Vaalputs, CEO Rob Adams said that the site currently only dealt with low and intermediate level waste from the Koeberg nuclear power station, in Cape Town. However, South Africa would need a fully operational high-level waste management site by 2070 to deal with spent fuel accumulated at Pelindaba and Koeberg. The high-level waste was currently being stored at underground facilities at Pelindaba and Koeberg, respectively.