South Africa's Nuclear Weapons Program

CNS Resources on South Africa's Nuclear Weapons Program

Map indicating primary nuclear-related sites in South Africa


Koeberg
Eskom site housing Koeberg-1 and -2, two 920MWe nuclear power reactors.

Pelindaba
AEC site housing Safari-1 research reactor, a hot cell complex, a waste disposal site, and conversion and fuel fabrication facilities.

Pelindaba East (Valindaba)
Site of AEC pilot-scale uranium enrichment facility, or Y-plant, closed in 1990.

Vastrap
Site of two nuclear explosive test shafts built in the 1970s, filled with concrete in 1993.

Circle Facilities (Advena)
Former Armscor facility used in the 1980s-early 1990s for design, manufacture, and storage of nuclear weapons.


Michael Barletta and Christina Ellington, March 1999.
© Center for Nonproliferation Studies,
Monterey Institute of International Studies.


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