Middle East/Africa

Bibliography on South Africa’s Nuclear Weapons Program

Sources and notes for the CNS Resources of South Africa’s Nuclear Weapons Program pages.

South Africa’s Nuclear-Related Facilities

CNS resources on South Africa’s nuclear facilities

South Africa’s Nuclear Weapons Program: An Annotated Chronology, 1969-1994

CNS Resources on the facilities in South Africa’s Nuclear Weapons Program

CNS Resources on South Africa’s Nuclear Weapons Program

Find research on South Africa’s history, facilities, lessons for US policy, organization, locations and more.

Organization Chart of South Africa’s Nuclear Weapons Program in the Mid-1980s

Diagram of a state-owned firm and the state weapons production and procurement agency.

Map of South Africa’s Primary Nuclear-Related Sites

Michael Barletta Christina Ellington March 1999 Map of 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 […]

Nuclear Program Terminology

Michael Barletta Christina Ellington March 1999 AEB Atomic Energy Board AEC Atomic Energy Corporation ANC African National Congress Armscor Armaments Corporation AVLIS atomic vapor laser isotope separation CNC computer numerically controlled CNS Council for Nuclear Safety CTBT Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty DASCT Department of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology Eskom Electricity Supply Commission HEU highly […]