Question NW3852 to the Minister of Energy

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15 December 2017 - NW3852

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Gqada, Ms T to ask the Minister of Energy

(a) What was the total cost of the involvement of the SA Nuclear Energy Corporation’s mobile hot cell in the removal of high activity sealed radioactive sources from 87 teletherapy units in the Federative Republic of Brazil and (b) what amount has been budgeted for the mobile hot cell’s operation?

Reply:

a) The total cost of the involvement of the SA Nuclear Energy Corporation ‘s mobile hot cell in the removal of high activity sealed radioactive sources from 87 teletherapy units in the Federative Republic of Brazil was R 35 663 397.17.

b) No funds were budgeted by NECSA for the Mobile Hot Cell operation as the operation was in Brazil and funded by the United States Department of Energy and the Government of Brazil.

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