Projects / prj-necsa-pelindaba-smr-demo
Necsa SMR demonstration reactor at Pelindaba
Necsa issued an expression of interest in March 2026 for a technology partner to co-develop and operate South Africa's first SMR demonstration reactor; reporting places it at the Pelindaba complex with operation targeted by 2036. No technology or licence application is established.
- Stage
- Announced
- Design
- Design not selected (SMR)
- Technology
- Not selected · unknown
- Operator(s)
- Necsa
- Vendor(s)
- —
- Location
- Necsa Pelindaba complex · South Africa · precision: approximate
OpenStreetMap Nominatim point for Pelindaba (suburb feature); site-area point for the Necsa complex, not a reactor plot. - Coordinates
- -25.7987, 27.9194
- Electrical capacity
- — · scope: plant
- Thermal capacity
- —
- Modules planned
- —
- Inclusion basis
- smr_by_vendor_claim_with_capacity_check
- Confidence
- medium
- Last verified
- 2026-10-02 (publication/verification date)
Milestones & dated events
- No dated milestones recorded yet.
Regulatory actions
- None recorded in this release.
Sources
- Necsa seeks SMR partnership (company_primary, accessed 2026-10-02)
- NEI: South Africa revives PBMR project (reputable_press, accessed 2026-10-02)
- Engineering News: Necsa to play a central role (reputable_press, accessed 2026-10-02)