1. Role of investors & venture capitalists for the nuclear industry
23 August 2018
Phuti Mahanyele
Sigma Capital

3. Nuclear Power in South Africa
SA has two nuclear reactors generating 5% of its power
SA’s first commercial nuclear power reactor began operating in 1984
Reactor
Capacity
Initial power
Palnned closure
Koeberg 1
930 MWe
April 1984
2024
Koeberg 2
900 MWe
July 1985
2025

4. Regardless of whether a country already has an existing nuclear power programme or is developing nuclear power for the first time
new nuclear power plants need sufficient funding
Initial capital
Ongoing operational capital

5. Opportunities in the nuclear industry
There are a number of non technical opportunities such as:
- Many of these have been shown to be Black Women Owned.
Maintenance
- Security
- Laundry
- Pest control
- Gardening & landscaping
- Catering
- Stationery
- Transport
- Apparel
- Recruitment
- Cleaning
- Parking

6. Opportunities in the nuclear industry
There are also a number of technical opportunities such as:
Transportation of nuclear material
Electricity generation
Laboratories
Maufacturers of depleted uranium containers
Uranium mining
Radioactive waste management
Feasibility studies related to nuclear
Consulting services related to nuclear

7. Aim for extraordinary

9. There is no passion to be found playing small — in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.”