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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

Notice No. 417 of 2021

 

Notice No. 417

14 May 2021

GG 44571

 

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 (2021-22)

 

The fees shall be payable to the National Nuclear Regulator of South Africa, for the period of 01 April 2021 to 31 March 2022 by the licensed holders concerned.

 

 

______________________________

Mr. SG Mantashe, MP

Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy

Date: 09/04/2021

 

 

The proposed fees payable by new applicants and authorisation holders of Certificate of Exemption, to the Nuclear Regulator,  for its regulatory services, would increase from an hourly rate of R2, 120 for 2020-21 financial year to an hourly rate of R2, 205 for the 2021-22 financial year.

 

Authorisation fees shall be billed annually in advance, and payment of such fees shall be due within thirty (30) days of the issuance of the 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

 

Number of authorisation holders per category

Authorisation fees for the 2020-21 financial year per licenced holder.

Authorisation fees for the 2021-22 financial year per licenced holder.

Total fees for the 2021-22 financial year

Category 1

Small users, laboratories and refurbishes

42

R65,109

R67,713

R2,843,946

Category 2

Scrap processors, scrap smelter and service providers

32

R81,387

R84,642

R2,708,544

Category 3

Fertilizers and other lesser mining and mineral processing facilities

4

R455,767

R473,998

R1,895,992

Category 4

Medium operators and other lesser mining and mineral processing facilities

31

R520,526

R541,347

R16,781,757

Category 5

Large operators which include major mining and mineral processing facilities

10

R1,237,081

R1,286,565

R12,865,650

Total


119

R2,359,870

R2,454,265

R37,095,889







Eskom KNPS -normal operation



R90,194,119

R93,801,884

R93,801,884

Eskom KNPS -Steam generator replacement



R22,030,762

R22,911,992

R22,911,992

Eskom -Thyspunt-

Nuclear installation site license application



R18,534,533

R9,637,957

R9,637,957

Eskom - Long Term Operation application



R0.00

R14,037,957

R14,037,957

Necsa -Pelindaba



R47,554,544

R49,456,726

R49,456,726

Necsa- Vaalputs



R7,324,823

R7,617,815

R7,617,815

Total



R185,638,781

R197,464,331

R197,464,331

Accumulated fees



R187,998,651

R199,918,596

R234,560,220