South Africas National Radioactive Waste Disposal Institute NRWDI has outlined a shift from organisational stabilisation to project delivery in its 2026/27 Annual Performance Plan APP with focus on advancing key radioactive waste disposal infrastructure.
The Board-approved repositioning strategy defines the NRWDI as the central authority for radioactive waste management and aligns its role with national energy priorities, including nuclear power operations and potential expansion.
Briefing Parliaments Portfolio Committee on Electricity and Energy, Board Chairperson Dorah Modise said the NRWDI is strengthening its technical, regulatory and institutional capacity to support long-term infrastructure delivery. She noted that implementation will require coordination across the energy sector. The whole energy family becomes critical in this space, she said.
