Nuclear Expansion Will Create More Uranium Mining, Construction Jobs

Mining Weekly reported South Africa’s government says expansion in the nuclear energy sector will increase jobs at uranium mines.

As quoted in the market news:

The Minister was reacting to concerns raised by the NUM that a focus on nuclear power would lead to the systematic phasing out of coal, which is a key job-creating industry, as the country’s main energy source.

South Africa plans to generate 9.6 GW of electricity from nuclear energy by 2030. The Integrated Resources Plan for electricity also calls for 6.3 GW of new base-load coal capacity.

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