The amounts of radioactivity released in 2014 and 2015 were ‘negligible’ and it was not necessary to notify the public, Gordhan said.

Take a look at Germany, which is dismantling its reactors, to see the true cost of an atomic future.

An estimated 300 tonnes of radioactive water is believed to have leaked from a tank at Japan’s crippled nuclear plant, says the operator.

Creation of a dump to process radioactive gold-mining waste near the Vaal River may set a pattern for the rehabilitation of hundreds of toxic dumps.

Radioactive waste outside mining areas in the catchment of the Wonderfonteinspruit poses no risk to the public, according to experts.