NECSA's records with regards to gas leak incidents at Pelindaba and Valindaba in 2013 and 2006
Copies of any and all records, or parts of records, relating to:
1. The Nuclear Research Centre of the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (NECSA) in the complex at Pelindaba as follows:
1(a) Reports in relation to any nuclear plant incidents in November and December 2013,
1(b) Any and all correspondence, minutes of meetings, memorandum, briefs or other records with the National Nuclear Regulators investigations regarding these incidents,
1(c) Statistics relating gas leaks (including but not limited to volumes and period of leaks) during these incidents,
1(d) Policies and procedures containing criteria for reporting of any incident:
o internally within NECSA, or
o to the National Nuclear Regulator,
Including guidance around when to activate offsite emergency plans.
1(e) Full environmental radioactivity tests for nuclear plant at Pelindaba for any month including September, October, November, December 2013 and January 2014.
2. Any and all internal correspondence, minutes of meetings, memorandum, briefs or other records about allegations that at least 208 former employees at Pelindaba/Validaba had employment related injuries or diseases, as identified by Dr Murray Coombs in 2006.
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• Any further particulars of record:
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Response date: 2014-06-01Response nature: Deemed refusal
Received within statutory period: No