South Africa: Red light for nuclear reactor

The Cape Town High Court decided in favor of Earthlife Africa this week and set aside the approval for the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the Pebble-Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR). Earthlife Africa and other interested parties will now have their chance to challenge Eskom's version of the truth. ESKOM, the second respondent in this case wishes to construct a demonstration model 110 Mega Watt class PBMR at the site of the only existing nuclear plant in South Africa near Cape Town.