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January 2002

The Next Nuclear Plant

The first commercial "pebble bed" reactor--nearing approval in South Africa--may revive nuclear power.

By David Talbot

Except for the genets, caracals and other exotic wildlife ranging in the surrounding nature preserve, the pair of nuclear power reactors at Koeberg, South Africa, look much like their squat, domed counterparts dotting the United States. The basic technology is the same: beneath steel-reinforced concrete domes, the fission of uranium fuel generates turbine-driving steam.

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