Koeberg Alert formed in 1983 and started out as a local campaign against South Africa's nuclear programme, in particular the construction of Koeberg Nuclear Power Station. Koeberg Alert is possibly the country's first activist green movement, apart from Nan Rice's Dolphin Action and Protection Group. For years it was allied to the broader democratic and anti-apartheid movement. It currently organizes various anti-nuclear campaigns, as well as participates in the wider anti-war and peace movements.
It was reformed in February 2010, when it engaged with the National Nuclear Regulator over a visit by the nuclear submarine HMS Sceptre. In March 2010, the Environmental Impact Assessment process for the Nuclear-1 build was reaching its final stages with the release of the Draft Environmental Impact Report, and Koeberg Alert is at the time of writing conducting public meetings to raise awareness about this, and aims to prepare several detailed submissions.
Read more about Koeberg Alert: Broad Alliance of Anti-nuclear Organisations, Campaigns, Notable People, Construction of Koeberg Begins, 1979 South Africa Joins The Nuclear Club, 1982 Koeberg Event, 1987 Anti-Apartheid Movement and Koeberg Alert, 1990 De Klerk Terminates South Africa's Nuclear Weapons Programme, 1996 Pelindaba Accident, 1997 Vaalputs Storage Facility Accident, 2002 Greenpeace Action At Koeberg, 2005 Koeberg SCRAM, 2007 Nuclear Hearings, 2009 Pelindaba Leak, 2010 Koeberg Accident
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