# Minister of Electricity and Energy, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, will lead the official handover of the Vaalputs Nuclear Waste Disposal Facility in the Northern Cape today. The handover marks the transfer of operational responsibility for the Vaalputs facility from the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation to the National Radioactive Waste Disposal Institute. The department says Vaalputs serves a strategic role in South Africa’s energy security, aligning with the country’s nuclear energy objectives alongside coal and renewable sources.
Minister Ramokgopa to lead official handover of Vaalputs Nuclear Waste Disposal Facility