Minerals and Energy Minister Phumzile Mlambo Ngcuka was misinformed if she believed nuclear power had a future as an energy source, Earthlife Africa said on Wednesday.
"Nuclear energy is not an option for South Africa," said Sibusiso Mimi, a campaigner for the organisation in Cape Town.
"The minister has surely overlooked many environmental and human health safety issues which entail great amounts of costs."
He was reacting to Mlambo-Ngcuka's statement in Parliament on Tuesday that South Africa needed to wake up to the fact that its coal reserves were dwindling, and the use of nuclear power to produce electricity in the future was unavoidable.
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