SAFARI-1 50th Anniversary
The Department of Energy (DoE) in collaboration with the Nuclear Energy Corporation of South Africa (Necsa) invites members of the media to the South African Fundamental Atomic Research Instalation (SAFARI-1) 50th Anniversary Celebration.
The SAFARI-1 Research Reactor is a 20 Megawatt tank-in-pool type nuclear research reactor, owned and operated by the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) and is located at Pelindaba, 30 km west of Pretoria.
Since it’s commissioning on 18th March 1965, SAFARI-1 has achieved many outstanding successes and is currently engaged in a number of activities which are not only fascinating, but also of great benefit to mankind. SAFARI-1 provides products and services both locally and internationally to various industrial and institutional sectors, proving that nuclear technology does indeed offer many beneficial applications.Mo-99 which is produced in the SAFARI-1 reactor is used to detect early stages of cancer and heart diseases.
The celebration is arranged as follows:
Date: 18 March 2015
Time: 15h00 to 17h00
Venue: Necsa, Pelindaba, Hartebeestpoort
Note: Members of the media who plan to cover the events of the day at NECSA are required to do the following by Friday, 13 March 2015:
- Supply your name and ID number as well as your media house as SAFARI-1 is a national key point and operates within strict security measures.
- Indicate if they will need transportation so that we can arrange that as speedily as possible.
Please RSVP to: Maropeng Ramokgobathi on 0124067475, Mediadesk@energy.gov.za
Enquiries
Johannes Mokobane
Tel: 012 4067481
Cell: 082 766 3674
E-mail: Johannes.mokobane@energy.gov.za
Elliot Mulane
Tel: 012 305 4427
E-mail: elliot.mulane@necsa.co.za
