DEPARTMENT OF MINERALS AND ENERGY NUCLEAR ENERGY POLICY FOR THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA JUNE 2008 2 Table of Contents Table of Contents .................................................................................................................... 2 PURPOSE OF THE DOCUMENT............................................................................................. 3 VISION....................................................................................................................................... 3 SCOPE ...................................................................................................................................... 3 Ministerial Foreword ............................................................................................................... 4 A. NUCLEAR ENERGY POLICY FRAMEWORK .................................................................... 6 1. Introduction..................................................................................