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Nuclear Authorisations


List of Authorisations

AuthorisationsNuclear Installations (NIL)
NIL 01Nuclear Installation Licence NIL-01(Variation 21)
Nuclear Installation Licence NIL-01(Variation 20)
Nuclear Installation Licence NIL-01(Variation 19)
NIL 02SAFARI 1 Research Reactor
NIL 03NIL-03 Variation 2
NIL 04Thabana Complex comprising the following facilities:
Thabana Pipe Store
Thabana Radioactive Waste Storage Facility: Thabang Containerised Radioactive Waste Storage Facility
NIL-04 (Rev 2)Necsa
NIL 05HEU Vault-K0090
NIL 06A-8 Decontamination
NIL 07Building A West Drum Store
NIL 08ELPROD in Building P 2ELPROD in Building P 2600
NIL 09UMET in Building P 2600
NIL 10Conversion Plant Complex
NIL 11Area 14 Waste Management Complex
NIL 12Area 14 Waste Management Complex pg 1 – 16
Area 14 Waste Management Complex pg 17 – 27
NIL 13V YB Pelindaba East Bus Shed Complex
NIL 14Pelindaba East Evaporation Ponds Complex
NIL 15Oil Purification Facility
NIL 16Area 21 Storage Facility
NIL 17BEVA K3 Storage Complex
NIL 18Area 16 Complex
NIL 19Area 40 Complex
NIL 20Area 27 De Heeling Facility
NIL 21J Building
NIL 22D Building
NIL 23C Building
NIL 24Building P 2700
NIL 25Building XB
NIL 26BEVA Eva Poration Ponds
NIL 27Building P 2800
NIL 28NIL 28 Vaalputs national Radioactive Waste Disposal
NIL 29Area 26
NIL 30E Building
NIL 31Dorbyl Camp
NIL 32X Building
NIL 33Building P 1500
NIL 34YM Vacuum Workshop
NIL 35V H Building Laboratories
NIL 36P 1900 Laboratories
NIL 37P 1600 Laboratories
NIL 38Fuel Development Laboratories Complex
NIL 39NTP Radiochemicals ComplexNTP Radiochemicals Complex
NIL 40Pelindaba Analytical LaboratoryPelindaba Analytical Laboratories (PAL)tories (PAL)
NIL 41LiquiLiquid Effluent Treatment Facility Complexd Effluent Treatment Facility Complex
NIL 42B1-Building Basement
NIL 43NIL-43 Variation 0
NIL 44NIL-44 Variation 4

NIL 44 Variation 2

NIL 44 Variation 1

NIL 44 Variation 0


COE NumberName of COE HolderType of COE Issued
COE 02Oranje Mynbou En Vervoer MaatskappyyCondition for reclaimation of gypsum
COE 03Nitrogen Products (Pty) LimitedCondition for reclaimation of gypsum
COE 04Oranje Mynbou En Vervoer MaatskappyConditions for reclaimation and release of waste rocks
COE 10Dino Properties (Pty) LtdConditions for clean up of land
COE 12The Maretsel Property Trust DevelopersConditions for removal of Tailing footprint
COE-41West Wits Mli Pty Ltd Underground mining, stockpiling and transporting of gold.
COE-42Traxtion SheltamPerforming of decommissioning activities.
COE-43OMV KopanangTo process waste rock material associated with uranium and thorium radioactive nuclides
COE-44OMV StilfonteinTo process waste rock material associated with uranium and thorium radioactive nuclides
COE-45OMV PotchefstroomTo process phosphogypsum stockpiles associated with uranium and thorium radioactive nuclides.
COE-46Solfos BKTo process and store neutralised precipitate produce from phosphoric production associated with uranium and thorium radioactive nuclides.
COE-47Mineral-Loy (Pty) LtdTo store and handle zircon and rutile associated with uranium and thorium radioactive nuclides.

NVL NumberName of Holder
NVL 15Team Spirit Merchant Vessel
NVL-16Ocean Bird (merchant vessel)

COR NumberName Of COR HolderType of COR IssuedArea/Place/Location
COR-5ARMgold/Harmony Freegold Joint Venture Company (Pty) Ltd (Tshepong, Matjhabeng & Bambani Operations)Mining and Mineral ProcessingWelkom
COR-6ARMgold/Harmony Freegold Joint Venture Company (Pty) Ltd (Joel operation)Mining and Mineral ProcessingWelkom
COR-7African Rainbow Minerals Gold Limited (Welkom Operations)Mining and Mineral ProcessingWelkom
COR-10Avgold Limited – Target DivisionMining and Mineral ProcessingWelkom
COR-11Gravelotte Mines LimitedMining and Mineral ProcessingBrakpan
COR-13MTC DemolitionScrap processorWelkom
COR-16Nuclear Fuels Corporation of South Africa (Pty) LimitedMineral ProcessingWestonaria
COR-18South Deep Joint VentureMining and Mineral ProcessingWestonaria
COR-20Foskor Limited (Phalaborwa)Mining and Mineral ProcessingPhalaborwa
COR-23Steenkampskraal Monazite Mine (Pty) LimitedMining and Mineral ProcessingLutzville
COR-25Eggerding SA (Pty) LimitedMining and Mineral ProcessingRichardsbay
COR-26Richards Bay MineralsMining and Mineral ProcessingRichardsbay
COR-27Foskor Limited (Richards Bay)Mining and Mineral ProcessingRichardsbay
COR-28Randfontein Estates Limited-(Kusasaletheu)Mining and Mineral ProcessingCarletonville
COR-30Mine Waste Solutions (Pty) LimitedMining and Mineral ProcessingKlerksdorp
COR-33Rampete Metal Processors (Pty) LtdScrap processorWestonarea
COR-37Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (Free State Operations)Mining and Mineral ProcessingWelkom
COR-38Omnia Phosphates (Pty) LtdFertiliser ManufacturerRustenburg
COR-40ARMgold/Harmony Freegold Joint Venture Company (Pty) Ltd (St Helena Operations)Mining and Mineral ProcessingWelkom
COR-43Exxaro Holdings Sands (Pty) Ltd
Exxaro Sands (Pty) Ltd
Exxaro TSA Sands (Pty) Ltd
Mining and Mineral ProcessingEmpangeni
COR-53East Rand Proprietary Mines LimitedMining and Mineral ProcessingSprings
COR-57Crown Gold Recoveries Pty) LimitedMining and Mineral ProcessingJohannesburg
COR-58Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited – Randfontein OperationsMining and Mineral ProcessingRandfontein
COR-59Industrial Zone LimitedService Provider-Land Clean upKlerksdorp
COR-61Sedex Minerals (Pty) LtdMining and Mineral ProcessingGaries,Northern Cape
COR-64Potchefstroom Plastiek Herwinning BKScrap processorPotchefstroom
COR-66MintekSmall User-LaboratoryRandburg
COR-69Sibanye Gold Limited (Driefontein Operations)Mining and Mineral ProcessingCarletonville
COR-70Sibanye Gold Limited (Kloof Operation)Mining and Mineral ProcessingCarletonville
COR-71Sibanye Gold Limited (Beatrix Operation)Mining and Mineral ProcessingWelkom
COR-80Mogale Gold (Pty) LtdMining and Mineral ProcessingKrugersdorp
COR-86Glenover Phosphate LimitedMining and Mineral ProcessingLephalale
COR-87Rand Refinery LimitedMineral ProcessingGermiston
COR-92The Forensic Science Laboratory, SA PoliceSmall User-LaboratoryPretoria
COR-100South African Airforce (SAAF),Department of Defence (DoD), RSASmall UserPretoria,Port Elizabeth, Cape Town
COR-101The Reclamation Group (Pty) LtdScrap processorRichardsbay
COR-104South Afican Ports Operations-Dry Bulk Terminal Richards Bay A division of Transnet LimitedService ProviderRichardsbay
COR-106Mineral Sands Resources Pty LtdMining and Mineral ProcessingLutzville
COR-107Vesuvius South Africa (Pty) LtdMineral ProcessingOlifantfontein
COR-110Geotron Systems (Pty) LtdService ProviderPotchefstroom
COR-111Bosveld Phosphate (Pty) LtdFertiliser ManufacturePhalaborwa
COR-112Scaw South Africa (Pty) LtdScrap processorGermiston
COR-116Tswelopele Beneficiation Operations (Pty) LtdMining and Mineral ProcessingWelkom
COR-118GoldPlats Recovery LtdMineral ProcessingBenoni
COR-131East Rand Beneficiation (Pty) LtdMining and Mineral ProcessingBrakpan
COR-137Manos Engineering (Pty) LtdRefurbisherWelkom
COR-138Bright Refining (Pty) LtdMineral ProcessingGermiston
COR-140China African Precious Metals (Pty) LtdMining and Mineral ProcessingOrkney
COR-141Palabora Copper (Pty) LtdMining and Mineral ProcessingPhalaborwa
COR-142Evander Gold Mining (Pty) LtdMining and Mineral ProcessingEvander
COR-143Zirco Roode Heuwel (Pty) LtdMining and Mineral ProcessingNamakwaland,N Cape
COR-144Scamont Engineering (Pty) LtdRefurbisherJohannesburg
COR-148Saldanha Dry Bulk Terminal CcService ProviderLangeberg
COR-149Cronimet RSA (Pty) LtdScrap processorAlberton
COR-150Minrite (Pty) LtdMineral ProcessingLutzville
COR-151Covalent Water Company (Pty) LtdMining and Mineral ProcessingCarletonville
COR-152SGS South Africa (Pty) Ltd (Cooke operations)Small User-LaboratoryRandfontein
COR-156South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa); calibration padsSmall userPretoria
COR-159North West Reclaiming CCScrap processorStilfontein
COR-160Shiva Uranium Limited
Micawber 397 (Pty) Ltd
Mining and Mineral ProcessingKlerksdorp
COR-164Sulzer Pumps (SA) LimitedRefurbisherJohannesburg
COR-178Durban Container Terminal – Business Unit of SA Port OperationsService ProviderDurban
COR-180SA Port Operations – Container Terminal Cape TownService ProviderCape Town
COR-181Transnet Limited (SA Port Operations -Multipurpose Terminal,Saldanha bay)Service ProviderSaldanahBay
COR-182Buffelsfontein Gold Mine LimitedMining and Mineral ProcessingStilfontein
COR-190Ezulwini Mining Company (Pty) LtdMining and Mineral ProcessingWestonarIa
COR-195Houlgon Uranium & Power (Pty) LtdMining and Mineral ProcessingSettlers
COR-197Gold Reef City Theme ParkService ProviderJohannesburg
COR-203Cemo Pumps (Pty) LtdRefurbisherJohannesburg
COR-215Margaret Water CompanyMining and Mineral ProcessingStilfontein
COR-216Paddy’s Pad 1183 (Pty) LtdMining and Mineral ProcessingBloemfontein
COR-217Cango Caves Oudtshoorn MunicipalityMining and Mineral ProcessingCape Town
COR-218Grindrod Terminals (Pty) LimitedMining and Mineral ProcessingRichardsbay
COR-219Sibanye Gold Eastern Operations (Pty) Ltd.Mining and Mineral ProcessingBalfour
COR-225New Kleinfontein Goldmine (Pty) LimitedMining and Mineral ProcessingBenoni
COR-226Rand Uranium (Pty) LimitedMining and Mineral ProcessingWestonarea
COR-228Ergo Mining (Pty) LimitedMining and Mineral ProcessingBrakpan
COR-229The New Reclamation Group (Pty) Limited – Welkom OperationsScrap processorWelkom
COR-230ALS Chemex South Africa (Pty) LimitedSmall User-LaboratoryModderfontein
COR-236Reclaim Invest 101 (Pty) LimitedScrap processorStilfontein
COR-238Tronox (Namakwa Sands Operations)Mining and Mineral ProcessingNamakwa
COR-240Tantus Trading 180 (Pty) LimitedMining and Mineral ProcessingJohannesburg
COR-242Enviro Mzingazi Gypsum (Pty) LimitedMining and Mineral ProcessingRichardsbay
COR-246NTP Logistics (Pty) LimitedService ProviderBoksburg
COR-248Foskor Zirconia (Pty) LimitedMining and Mineral ProcessingPhalaborwa
COR-252Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (South Operations)Mining and Mineral ProcessingWelkom
COR-253Avgold Limited (North Operations)Mining and Mineral ProcessingWelkom
COR-258SA Metal and Machinery Co (Pty) LimitedScrap processorGermiston
COR-261North West UniversitySmall User-LaboratoryMafikeng
COR-263Aklin Carbide (Pty) LtdRefurbisherVereeniging
COR-264Umhlathuze Imports and ExportsService ProviderRichardsbay
COR-266Nicolor (Pty) LtdMining and Mineral ProcessingOrkney
COR-268Far East Gold Special Purposes Vehicle (Pty) LtdMining and Mineral ProcessingBenoni
COR-269Newshelf 1186 (Pty) LtdMining and Mineral ProcessingBenoni
COR-271Taurus Africa Scrap MetalScrap processorFochville
COR-272Sasol Gas LtdService ProviderBarbeton
COR-273È&A Belt Sales CCScrap processorRustenburg
COR-274Freight Facilitators (Pty) LtdService ProviderCape Town
COR-277Donnlee Pump Tech (Pty) LtdRefurbisherBenoni
COR-279Harmony Moab Khotsong Operations (Pty) LtdMining and Mineral ProcessingOrkney
COR-281DRD Gold Far West Gold Recoveries (Pty) LtdMining and Mineral ProcessingCarletonville
COR-282Kopanang Gold Mining Company(Pty) LtdMining and Mineral ProcessingOrkney
COR-283Access World (South Africa) Pty LtdService ProviderDurban
COR-284Ncamiso Trading (Pty) LtdMining and Mineral ProcessingJohannesburg
COR-286LightDeepEarth (Pty) LtdSmall UserPretoria
COR-287SGS South Africa (Pty) Ltd – Vaal RiverSmall user-LaboratoryKlerksdorp
COR-288Lemowe (Pty) LtdRefurbisherRoodepoort
COR-289Bomamba Trading (Pty) LtdScrap processorRandfontein
COR-290Brinni Beneficiation Technologies (Pty) LtdMineral ProcessingPretoria West
COR-291Nanoretech Processing (Pty) LtdMineral ProcessingSprings
COR-292EnviroServ Waste Management (Pty) LtdScrap processorBoksburg
COR-293Blyvoor Gold Capital (Pty) LtdMining and Mineral ProcessingCarletonville
COR-294Golden Core Trade and Invest (Pty) LtdMining and Mineral ProcessingCarletonville
COR-295Deton Engineering (Pty) LtdRefurbisherJohannesburg
COR-296Thermo Tec Mobile Air (Pty) LtdRefurbisherSasolburg
COR-297Anglo Corporate Services SA (Pty) Ltd – Technical SolutionsSmall user-LaboratoryJohannesburg
COR-298The Reclamation Group (Pty) Ltd (Dunswart)Scrap processorBoksburg
COR-299EFG Group (Pty) LtdScrap processorFochville
COR-300Minrite (Pty) LtdMineral ProcessingDurban
COR-301Middelvlei Minerals (Pty) LtdMining and Mineral ProcessingRandfontein
COR-302Desert Star Trading 130 (Pty) LtdMineral ProcessingSpringbok Namakwa
COR-303Metal Rec 1 (Pty) LtdScrap processorKlerksdorp
COR-304Exalt Engineering (Pty) LtdRefurbisherRandfontein
COR-305West Wits MLI (Pty) LtdMining and Mineral ProcessingKrugersdorp
COR-306West Gold Plant (Pty) LtdMining and Mineral ProcessingOrkney
COR-307Tarok DevelopmentsLand Clean-upModderfontein
COR-308Grindrod Logistics (Pty) LtdService ProviderDurban
COR-309Whale Head Minerals (Pty) LtdMine and Mineral ProcessingPort Nolloth
COR-310Ferroglobe South Africa (Pty) LtdMineral ProcessingWitbank
COR-311The Particle Group (Pty) LtdSmall User LaboratoryModderfontein
COR-312Amatshe Gold (Pty) LtdMining and Mineral ProcessingKrugersdorp
COR-314Isinyithi Trading 326 (Pty) LtdScrap processorGermiston
COR-315South African Container Depots (Pty) LtdService ProviderDurban
COR-316CM Solutions METLAB (Pty) LtdSmall User -LaboratoryModderfontein
COR-317CAPM Tau Mine (Pty) LtdMining and Mineral ProcessingKlerksdorp
COR-318Northbound Processing (Pty) LtdMineral ProcessingGermiston

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