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Mandela Bay welcomes progress on proposed nuclear power plant

Reported by SAnews South African News

The final scoping report for Eskom’s proposed 5,200-megawatt nuclear power plant at Thyspunt was accepted, allowing the project to proceed to a full Environmental Impact Assessment. The decision does not authorize construction.

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  • Affected location: Thyspunt, Kouga Local Municipality
Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii bergii , Nelson Mandela Bay, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Illustrative image: Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii bergii , Nelson Mandela Bay, Eastern Cape, South Africa — christiaan_viljoen/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
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