Duynefontein is an area inCape Town, near the coast, just south-east ofKoeberg Nuclear Power Station.
The area has been identified as a possible futurenuclear reactor site by South African electricity utility,Eskom.[1][2]
Duynefontein is also a landing point for theMeta2Africa subsea cable.[3]
The environmental impact assessments of 2009 have been revised and updated and public participation meetings held in Atlantic Beach Golf Club, Melkbosstrand on 12 October 2015 and Kenilworth Community Presbyterian Church, Kenilworth on 13 October 2015.[4]
In 2025, the site received Environmental Authorization from the national government for the construction of a new nuclear power plant. The project awaits further statutory approvals.[5]
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