Western Cape High Court suspends pebble bed modular reactor at Koeberg

Date: 26 Jan 2005
Updated: 24 Jan 2020

Western Cape High Court, Photo: Ashraf Hendricks

The Western Cape High Court set aside Western Cape provincial Department of Environmental Affair's decision to permit the construction of a pebble bed modular reactor at Koeberg Nuclear Power Station, north of Cape Town. Judge Ben Griesel ruled that Environment Affairs director-general Chippy Olver was bound to permit the non-governmental organisation Earth Life Africa and other interested parties "an opportunity of addressing further written submissions to him".

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Western Cape High Court suspends pebble bed modular reactor at Koeberg. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013637

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South African History Online. "Western Cape High Court suspends pebble bed modular reactor at Koeberg." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013637.