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National Nuclear Regulator Act, 1999 (Act No. 47 of 1999)

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Notice in terms of section 28 of the National Nuclear Regulator Act, 1999 (Act No 47 or 1999) on fees for Nuclear Authorisations

General Notice No. 1982 of 2023

 

General Notice No. 1982

18 August 2023

GG 49140

 

Department of Mineral Resources and Energy

 

I Mr. Gwede Mantashe, Minister of Minerals Resources and Energy acting under section 28 of the National Nuclear Regulator Act, 1999 (Act No. 47 of 1999), on the recommendation of the NNR Board and in consultation with the Minister of Finance and by notice in the Government Gazette hereby determine the fees contained in the attached schedule payable to the Regulator in respect of—

 

(a) any application for the granting of a nuclear authorisation.
(b) an annual nuclear authorisation fee for the financial year (2023-24)

 

The fees shall be payable to the National Nuclear Regulator of South Africa, for the period of 01 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 by the licensed holders concerned.

 

 

______________________________

Mr. Gwede Mantashe, MP

Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy

Date: 26/04/2023

 

 

The fees payable by new applicants to the Nuclear Regulator for its regulatory services have increase from an hourly rate of R2,331 for 2022-23 financial year to an hourly rate of R2,446 for the 2023-24 financial year.

 

Authorisation fees shall be billed annually in advance and payment of such fees shall be due within thirty (30) days of issuance of invoice. Interest shall accrue on the outstanding amount after 30 days of the issuance of the invoice.

 

Furthermore, interest shall be calculated on the daily balance owing and compounded monthly. The interest rate determined by the Minister of Finance in terms of section 80 of the Public Finance Management Act 1999, (Act no. 1 of 1999) shall be applicable.

 

Facilities

Type of Facility

 

Authorisation holders per category

Authorisation fees @ 5,7% for the 2022-23

 

R0,00

Authorisation fees for the 2023-24 f/y@ 4,9%

 

R0,00

Total authorisation fees

 

 

R0,00

Category 1

Small users, laboratories and refurbishes

43

R71,573

R75,080

R3,228,443

Category 2

Scrap processors, scrap smelter and service providers

32

R89,467

R93,851

R3,003,228

Category 3

Fertilizers and other lesser mining and mineral processing facilities

5

R501,016

R525,566

R2,627,829

Category 4

Medium operators and other lesser mining and mineral processing facilities

33

R572,204

R600,242

R19,807,986

Category 5

Large operators which include major mining and mineral processing facilities

9

R1,359,899

R1,426,534

R12,838,806

Total


122

R2,594,159

R2,721,273

R41,506,294







Eskom KNPS -normal operation

 

1

R99,148,591

R104,006,872

R104,006,872

Eskom KNPS -Steam generator replacement

 

1

R24,217,975

R25,404,656

R25,404,656

Eskom -Thyspunt-Nuclear installation site license application

1

R10,187,321

R10,686,500

R10,686,500

Eskom - Long Term Operation application

 

1

R14,838,121

R15,565,189

R15,565,189

Necsa -Pelindaba

 

1

R52,275,759

R54,837,271

R54,837,271

Necsa- Vaalputs

 

1

R8,052,030

R8,446,579

R8,446,579

Sub-total

 

6

R208,719,797

R218,947,067

R218,947,067

Total accumulated fees

 

128

R211,313,956

R221,668,340

R260,453,360