DA’s Mileham spewed political propaganda - nuclear power is cheaper, safer, faster. 

He’s just telling the truth, which is rare from journalists in this country. They lie about everything especially progress of ANC

But you never had any problems with apartheid and its tenders let South Africa 🇿🇦 give people they trust tenders, apartheid beneficiaries has benefited a lot. ANC is always fair but apartheid beneficiaries are not always fair let Russia 🇷🇺 build the nuclear power plant with the South African people who are qualified to do so. If if was American companies we would hear DA or any other none black politician saying a lot. For example Anglo American is mining in South Africa 🇿🇦 but DA is not saying anything or apartheid beneficiaries are not saying anything about it.

why do you wait until now to say so and say it only after the notion of the whole nuclear as being wrong and bad is rebutted.

That's not how the nuclear business works; no "tenderpreneurs" -hence they may not like the idea of nuclear. Nuclear requires government-to-government agreements. Only utilities from skilled countries (mainly Korea, China, Russia, France, and the US) with a strong track record, advanced technology, and a solid financing model can bid. The process also involves securing a low-interest loan that also protects us the customer from project overruns (so no need to worry about the Medupi/kusile situation). Again, what we need to understand is how heavily regulated the nuclear industry is; everything from the smallest screws to the penny is scrutinized, making corruption highly unlikely if not impossible. Koeberg is proof, if you've heard of any corruption at Koeberg, I will buy you a pizza.

As opposed to the tenderpreneurs of "renewables"😅

@@Jay-rd3hn cool story cadre.

Hectic 🥴🥴

There is a place for EV and wind in the total mix, but it should be calculated, and the proportionate amount worked out by people who know. I think you'll find more birds are killed by planes and powerlines than wind turbines. 22:43 s😂

Talking about the PBMR?

Oh my goodness, I can't believe I'm here typing a RU-vid Comment because of you Micah, you've found a way to get me here when no one could, congratulations! You've just heard an expert in Nuclear tell you that it'd be very hard to corrupt a nuclear deal/project due to the multitude of regulations (assuming they're way more than any other kind of energy source*) and yet you have conveniently (yet seemingly incoherently) found a way to re-politicise an argument by a respected professional after he de-politicised it, HOW INTELLIGENT OF YOU! You can't even think beyond these "mini nuclear reactors" you speak of while we're dealing with larger issues that affect an entire country of ±60million and it's future - HOW MCLAUGHABLE OF YOU, Micah. If you're really going to think like DA's Mileham, you can absolutely go ahead, but I bet you many people in this country don't need negative people like you, who have nothing positive to say to encourage our hard working and respected engineers. Engineers that still believe that this beautiful country of ours has a future beyond you and every single person like you. You don't need to politicise everything because it collapses any coherent argument you put forward, and this energy crisis we have in this country is one that needs us to get rid of the "hyper"-politicisation around it, otherwise we're doomed by people like yourself, especially those with power. And all this is besides your seemingly separatist thinking for the Western Cape alone🌝. Honestly WOW, you're incredible!

😂😂😂😂😂 Check yourself, check your biases. Listen and listen again, over and over again.

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Yes

Alec is among the most skilled interviewers there is in South Africa. He understands that his role is often to put a contrary POV. because without it you will never hear the 'other side' of the story. No need to doubt his personal integrity

@@MalcolmJRussell Nah not true. Alec has definitely been on the side of the greenies when it comes to this nuclear issue. Listen to how he believed the narrative about how we can't afford this

I am ashamed to say I was opposed to Zuma's nuclear plan. If it had gone ahead we would have been much better off. On this aspect I believe he will be vindicated.

Only on this one point, yes.

@@Michael-hm8cs Problem is that the Gupta's was maneuvering to supply the cement for the project. That power station would have fallen apart with the first rain storm.

@@stblad3 true the Guptas would have left us in a mess because for them it was about how they can steal our monies. Remember the R50 billion that was meant to purchase 1000 locomotives for Transnet,what happened,it fell apart without Chinese companies delivering 1000 locomotives and delivering few of them. Today as we speak,Chinese are refusing to sell us spare parts to maintain those locomotives even Pravin went to China to beg them but refuse. By the way from that locomotives deal,Guptas wanted R5 million from each built/deliveries.

@@stblad3 Joking right?

Joking South Africa is on a right track don't need those Western nations Warmongers

It's been years, their going to ban and delete this one. People are refusing to check their biases and blindspot.

I Doubt that they will pay. Millions unemployed and promisses made in ignorance

It doesn't have to, let the masses eat and the lights back on. SA remains theeee most unequal country in the world, and you worry about BEE?

I think part of what he said is that the nuclear field is a high skill engineering practice, unlike others, even if the so called tenderprenuers wanted to have their hands in the jar,they wouldn't be able to because they lack the expertise. That's why he talked about the spiral and regulations around nuclear build. Chances if corruption are way less in nuclear than any other

Retail prices are calculated from the total Grid, and then uniform wholesale prices can be made, the third party managers have their own fees which are unregulated at the moment

You have to look at the big picture. We actually still have comparatively cheap electricity

Dude have you been sitting on your ears throughout the whole interview, the Dr literally addressed all the above ?

@@siyabongamazibuko7368 With respect : As stated at the outset; I AM pro-nuclear. And as I also clearly stated; unlike our learned colleague; it is not the past or the here and now; but as Nuclear is measured in multiples of decades; it is the mid / long-term period that I am concerned about ( Especially in the SA context ) ... Sustained technical expertise ( eg : * Bolts In The Machine * [ Alec Erwin ] ); the Politics and Politicians. Oh dear; I am repeating myself ! 🙄

Can you prove this? There have been in the 60-year history of civil nuclear power generation, with over 18,500 cumulative reactor-years across 36 countries, there have been only three significant accidents at nuclear power plants.

What an unintelligent response. You clearly study media propaganda and sensationalism.

No - next will be a RAINBOW COALITION!!!!

You there one trying to mislead us with your delusional Analysis

Whether he has vested interest or not, renewables thrive at the redundancy of baseload power, they're insufficient on their own. Besides, if we're gonna move away from coal, we'll need a clean, reliable, industrious dispatchable energy source to build and maintain industry . Nuclear is a 80+ years investment that gives you that option, its cost is worth every penny. Nuclear is the cheapest form of energy for electricity this country has, check the Eskom records, renewables don't come close.

You also believe what the DA tells you with their Western masters? 😂🤣

@@geraldlekhowane8736nope. I trust no one. I listen and analyse and make up my own mind. Do you do that?

No. You don't know what you are talking about.

What are the environmental concerns? Please inform us.