South Africa’s research funding and nuclear regulatory agencies sign partnership agreement

The National Research Foundation (NRF) and the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) announced on Monday that the NRF has signed a strategic partnership agreement with the NNR’s Centre for Excellence for Nuclear Safety and Security. The partnership will serve to reinforce and further develop essential nuclear energy safety and security skills. “This partnership provides an overarching framework to support research opportunities for researchers, academics, and regulators to find solutions to nuclear safety and security challenges facing the country,” explained NRF acting deputy CEO: National Research Infrastructure Platforms Dr Angus Paterson. “To support this, the NRF will contribute more than its funding and granting system to the partnership but will also provide programmatic activities that focus on research development and training in the field of nuclear science through its NRF-iThemba LABS facility.”