Bringing light to the nuclear energy secrecy

Despite the terrible weather, many south Durban residents were eager to hear about proposed disastrous nuclear development. Mr Slavyak shared his experience of nuclear reactors in Russia. He stressed that many countries don’t consider the fact that decommissioning a nuclear plant is as expensive as building a new one. The companies who are creating these nuclear reactors are not honest. According to Mr Slavyak “The capacity to build reactors is very limited, they can only make one a year. They made a deal and 5 years later construction of the nuclear reactor had not started.” In Bulgeria, the Russian promised to create a reactor for 5 billion RUB, however ended up demanding 10 billion RUB.

The high level of radiation can cause many health problems such as genetic disorder and cancer. There is a great lack of knowledge and information regarding radiation and the impact it has on people and the environment. The amount of radiation in the storage is much more than that of the reactor. He showed a graph depicting the nuclear share. It showed how many reactors were built around the world and when they were commissioned.
Unfortunately South Africa wants to create a new reactor that has not been tested. The dangers are unknown and they are being dishonest about the prices of the reactors. There are many additional costs which are not included in the decommissioning of the reactor. South Africa will be deeply in debt if they go ahead with the decommissioning of these nuclear reactors.

The floor was opened to everyone for comments and questions. Many members complained that the lack of youth participation is worrying. The lack of information and secrecy indicates that this development is not a good one.