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°C

Degrees Celsius

µSv

Micro Sieverts

AADQ

Annual Authorized Discharged Quantities

ABWR

Advanced Boiling water Reactor

ABI

Agulhas Biodiversity Initiative

ACER

ACER (Arica) Environmental Consultants (Pty) Ltd

AFB

Air Force Base

AGR

Gas Cooled Reactor

AIDS

Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome

ALARA

As low as reasonably achievable

AMSL

Above Mean Sea Level

ANS

American Nuclear Society

AP1000

Advanced Passive, form of an advanced pressurised

APPA

Atmospheric Pollution Prevention Act (No. 45 of 1965)

Ar

Argon

ARC

Agricultural Resource Centre

Arcus GIBB

Arcus GIBB (Pty) Ltd

AsgiSA

Accelerated and shared Growth Initiative for South Africa

ALARA

As Low As Reasonably Achievable

B&B

Bed and Breakfast

BID

Background Information Document

BMP

Best Management Practise

BWR

Boiling Water Reactor

CAPE

Cape Action Plan for People and the Environment

CARA

Conservation of Agricultural Resources Act (No. 43 of 1983)

CCGT

Combined Cycle Gas Turbine

CDC

Coega Development Corporation

CDM

Clean Development Mechanism

ECO

Environmental Control Officer

CCGT

Combined Cycle Gas Turbine

CFB

Cape Fold Belt

CGA

Cooperative Governance Agreement

CGS

Council for Geoscience

CIGS

Copper-Indium-Gallium-diSelenide

CO

Carbon monoxide

CO2

Carbon dioxide

CSIR

Council for Science and Industrial Research

CSP

Concentrating Solar Power

CV

Coefficient of variation / ''Curriculum vitae''

dB(A)

decibel

DBA

Design Basis Accidents

De Beers

De Beers Consolidated Mines

DEA&DP

Department of Environmental Affairs and

DEA

Department of Environmental Affairs (National Government)

DEAET

Department of Economic Affairs Environment and Tourism (Eastern Cape)

DEAT

Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (Now the DEA)

DEIR

Draft Environmental Impact Report (previous version of this report provided for public comment in March 2010) – the current version of the report is referred to as the Revised Draft EIR

DMA

National Disaster Management Act (No. 57 of 2002)

DME

Department of Minerals and Energy (National Government)

DOE

Department of Energy (National Government)

DOL

Department of Labour (National Government)

DPW

Department of Public Works (National Government)

DSM

Demand Side Management

DSR

Draft Scoping Report

DTEC

Department of Tourism, Environment and Conservation (Provincial Government Northern Cape)

DWA

Department of Water Affairs (National Government)

DWAF

Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (Now DWA)

EAP

Environmental Assessment Practitioner

ECO

Environmental Control Officer

ECTB

Eastern Cape Tourism Board

EDG

Emergency Diesel Generator

EEU

Environmental Evaluation Unit

EIR

Environmental Impact Report

ELA

Earthlife Africa

ELC

Environmental Liaison Committee

EMF

Electromagnetic Frequencies

EMP

Environmental Management Plan

EN

Endangered

EPR

European Pressurised Reactor also known as

EPRI

Electric Power Research Institute

EPSOC

Emergency Planning Steering and Oversight Committees

EPZ

Emergency Planning Zone

Eskom

Eskom Holdings Limited

EUR

European Utility Requirements

FBC

Fluidised Bed Combustion

FGD

Flue gas desulphurisation

FGM

Focus Group Meeting

FOB

Fish on Board

FSR

Final Scoping Report

GCR

Gas Cooled Reactor

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

GFR

Gas-cooled Fast Reactor

GHG

Green House Gas

GN

Government Notice

GW

Gigawatt

GWh

Gigawatt hours

H2O

Dihydrogen oxide (water)

Ha

Hectare

HBD

Headland Bypass Dune

HEU

High-Enriched Uranium

HIV

Human Immuno-deficiency Virus

HLW

High Level Waste

HPa

Hectopascal

HRSG

Heat Recovery Steam Generator

HSE

Health, Safety and Environment

HTR

Pebble Bed High Temperature Reactor

HV

High Voltage

I&APs

Interested and affected parties

IAEA

International Atomic Energy Agency

ICM

Integrated Coastal Management

ICRP

International Commission on Radiological Protection

IDP

Integrated Development Plan

IDZ

Industrial Development Zone

IEA

International Energy Agency

IEP

Integrated Energy Plan

IGCC

Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle

IIS

Integrated Investment Strategy

ILW

Intermediate Level Waste

IPP

Independent Power Producer

IRP

Integrated Resource Planning

IRR

Issues and Response Report

IRWST

In-containment Refueling Water Storage Tank

ISEP

Integrated Strategic Electricity Planning

ISO

International Standards Organisation

ISP

Integrated Strategic Perspective

ITP

Integrated Transport Plan

IUCN

International Union for the Conservation of Nature

IUCN SSC

International Union for the Conservation of Nature Species Survival Commission

JOC

Joint Operations Centre

kg

kilogram

Kℓ

Kilolitre

KLM

Kouga Local Municipality

km

Kilometre

KNPR

Koeberg Nuclear Power Station Reserve

KNPS

Koeberg Nuclear Power Station

KSW

Key Stakeholder Workshop

kV

Kilovolt

kW

Kilowatt

kWh

Kilowatt-hour

LCOE

Levelised Cost of Electricity

ℓ/s

Litres per second

LEU

Low-Enriched Uranium

LFR

Lead-cooled Fast Reactor

LILW

Low and Intermediate Level Waste

LL

Long Lived

LLW

Low Level Waste

LSA

Late Stone Age

LUPO

Land Use Planning Ordinance (No. 15 of 1985)

LWCGMR

Light Water Cooled Graphite Moderated Reactor

m

Metre

M

Magnitude

m3

Cubic Metre

m3/day

Cubic Metres per day

Ma

Million years before present

MAE

Mean Annual Evaporation

mamsl

metres above mean sea level

MAP

Mean Annual Precipitation

MAR

Mean Annual Runoff

mbgl

metres below ground level

MFMA

Municipal Finance Management Act (No. 56 of 2003)

mg

milligram

MHI

Major Hazardous Installation

MLRA

Marine Living Resources Act (No. 18 of 1998)

MPRDA

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act (No. 28 of 2002)

mS

Millisiemen

MSA

Municipal Systems Act (No. 32 of 2000)

MSL

Mean Sea Level

MSR

Molten Salt Reactor

mSv

Millisievert

MTPPP

Medium Term Power Purchase Agreement

MW

Megawatt

MWe

Megawatt electrical

MWh

Megawatt hour

MWt

Megawatt thermal

MYPD

Multi-Year Price Determination

MZA

Maritime Zones Act (No. 15 of 1994)

N2

Nitrogen

N2

National Road 2

NAMA

Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions

NBSAP

National Biodiversity Strategy Action Plan

NDM

Namakwa District Municipality

NEA

Nuclear Energy Agency

NE Act

National Energy Act (No. 34 of 2008)

NEMA

National Environmental Management Act (No. 107 of 1998)

NEM:BA

National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act (No. 10 of 2004)

NEM:AQA

National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act (No. 39 of 2004)

NEM:ICMA

National Environmental Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act (No. 24 of 2008)

NEM:PAA

National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act (No. 57 of 2003)

NEM: Waste Act

National Environmental Management: Waste Act (No. 59 of 2008)

NEPAD

New Partnership for African Development

NERA

National Energy Regulator Act (No. 40 of 2004)

NERSA

National Energy Regulator of South Africa

NGO

Non-governmental Organisation

NHRA

National Heritage Resources Act (No. 25 of 1999)

NIA

National Intelligence Agency

NIERP

National Integrated Energy Resources Plan

NIRP

National Integrated Resources Plan

NKPA

National Key Points Act (No. 102 of 1980)

NSIP

Nuclear Site Investigation Programme

NM

Nautical mile

NMBM

Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality

NNR

National Nuclear Regulator

NNRA

National Nuclear Regulator Act (No. 47 of 1999)

NORM

Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material

NOx

Nitrogen oxides

NPS

Nuclear Power Station

NPT

Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

NRS

Compliance with NRS 047 - Quality of Service

NRWDIA

National Radioactive Waste Disposal Institute Act (No. 53 of 2008)

NRWMA

National Radioactive Waste Management Agency

NSBA

National Spatial Biodiversity Assessment

NSIP

Nuclear Site Investigation Programme

NWA

National Water Act (No. 36 of 1998)

nSv/h

nano Sievert per hour

NT

Near Threatened

O2

Oxygen

OCGT

Open Cycle Gas Turbine

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

OHS

Occupational Health and Safety

OHSA

Occupational Health and Safety Act (No. 85 of 1993)

PAIA

Promotion of Access to Information Act (No. 2 of 2000)

PAJA

Promotion of Administrative Justice Act (No. 3 of 2000)

PAZ

Protective Action Zone / Proactive Action zone / Precautionary Action Zone / Exclusion zone

PBMR

Pebble Bed Modular Reactor

PBMR DPP

Pebble Bed Modular Reactor Demonstration Power Plant

PCS

Passive Containment Cooling System

PGA

Peak Ground Acceleration

PGDS

Provincial Growth and Development Strategy

PHWMR

Pressurised Heavy Water Moderated Reactor

PM

Public Meeting

PoS

Plan of Study

ppm

parts per million

PPP

Public Participation Process

ppt

parts per thousand

PRA

Probabilistic Risk Assessment

PSHA

Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis

PSM

Project Site Manager

PV

Photovoltaic

PWR

Pressurised Water Reactor

PXS

Passive Core Cooling System

RD

Red Data (species)

RED

Regional Electricity Distributors

REFIT

Renewable Energy Feed in Tariff

RPV

Reactor Pressure Vessel

RTS

Return to Service

SA

South Africa

SAAB

South African Association of Botanists

SACNASP

South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions

SADC

South African Democratic Countries

SAHRA

South African Heritage Resource Agency

SAIEES

South African Institute of Ecologists and Environmental Scientists

SANParks

South African National Parks

SANS

South African National Standards

SBO

Station Blackout

SCWR

Super-critical Water Reactor

SDF

Spatial Development Framework

SDP

Strategic Development Plan

SEA

Strategic Environmental Assessment

SFR

Sodium-cooled Fast Reactor

SKEP

Succulent Karoo Ecosystem Programme

SL

Short Lived

SM

Site Manager

SMME

Small Medium and Micro Enterprise

SO2

Sulphur dioxide

SOx

Sulphur oxides

SPMT

Self Propelled Modular Transporter

SSE

Safe Shutdown Earthquake

SSEGM

Safe Shutdown Earthquake Ground Motion

SSHAC

Senior Seismic Hazard Analysis Committee

SSI

Stewart Scott International

SST

Sea Surface Temperature

STD

Sexually Transmitted Disease

SSR

Site Safety Report

STEP

Subtropical Thicket Environmental Programme

t

tonnes (metric)

t/h

tonnes per hour

TAC

Total Allowable Catch

TFTC

Test Flight and Development Centre

TLC

According to the 1996 census, the population of the Humansdorp TLC was 19 953, which was 31.9% of the total population of the KLM.

TMG

Table Mountain Group

TMI

Three Mile Island

TWh

Terawatt hour

TWy

Terawatt year

U3O8

Uranium oxide

UCG

Underground Coal Gasification

UCT

University of Cape Town

UF6

Uranium hexaflouride

UNCLOS

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

UNFCCC

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

UNSCEAR

United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of

UPZ

Urgent Protective Zone

US EPA

United States Environmental Protection Agency

US DOE

United States Department of Energy

US NRC

United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission

USA

United States of America

VES

Control Room Emergency Habitability Systems

VHTR

Very High Temperature Reactor

VOCs

Volatile Organic Compounds

VU

Vulnerable

VVER

Vodo-Vodyanoi Energetichesky Reactor

WBFC

Walker Bay Fynbos Conservancy

WCPSDF

Western Cape Provincial Spatial Development Framework

WMA

Water Management Area

WSA

Water Services Act (No. 108 of 1997)

WSDPs

Water Services Development Plans

WWII

World War Two