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Viewing cable 07PRETORIA3076, SOUTH AFRICA INTERESTED IN SIGNING NUCLEAR R&D

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07PRETORIA3076 2007-08-31 15:39 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Pretoria
VZCZCXYZ0000
RR RUEHWEB

DE RUEHSA #3076 2431539
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 311539Z AUG 07
FM AMEMBASSY PRETORIA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 1494
INFO RUEHBJ/AMEMBASSY BEIJING 0650
RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON 1280
RUEHMO/AMEMBASSY MOSCOW 0658
RUEHFR/AMEMBASSY PARIS 1148
RUEHUL/AMEMBASSY SEOUL 0218
RUEHKO/AMEMBASSY TOKYO 0497
RUEHTN/AMCONSUL CAPE TOWN 4776
RUCPDC/DEPT OF COMMERCE WASHDC
RUEHUNV/USMISSION UNVIE VIENNA 0209
RHEBAAA/DEPT OF ENERGY WASHINGTON DC
UNCLAS PRETORIA 003076 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR AF/S, EEB/ESC, ISN 
DOE FOR SPERL, PERSON, BIENAWSKI, AND PARKER 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ENRG TRGY ETRD BEXP KTIA IAEA SF
SUBJECT: SOUTH AFRICA INTERESTED IN SIGNING NUCLEAR R&D 
AGREEMENT 
 
REF: A. PRETORIA 2494 
 
     B. PRETORIA 317 
 
1.  (U) This is an action request - see paragraph 1. 
 
2.  (SBU) Post seeks a response from Department and DOE to 
the Reftel A request that USG and SAG Ministers of Energy 
sign the proposed "Agreement Between the Government of the 
United States of America and the Government of the Republic 
of South Africa for Cooperation in Research and Development 
in Nuclear Technology" at the IAEA annual meeting in Vienna 
September 17, after the GNEP Ministerial on September 16. 
 
3.  (SBU) DME Chief Director: Nuclear Tselio Maqubela told 
Economic Counselor and Minerals and Energy Officer on August 
27 that it was still the intention of the SAG to sign the 
nuclear R&D agreement at the Ministerial level in Vienna, 
noting there was already bilateral agreement on the text and 
spirit of the document.  However, he admitted that DME was 
still seeking inter-agency approval to obtain signing 
authority.  He directed his subordinates to follow up on the 
status, given the short time frame and the long period that 
the agreement has remained in the SAG interagency review. 
Maqubela promised to get back to us as soon as possible, 
saying that a decision should be made "by the end of the 
week." 
 
4.  (SBU) Maqubela noted the competition between Westinghouse 
and French Areva for the contract for new nuclear plant 
construction expected to be awarded in spring 2008 and said 
the SAG would seek to be even-handed with any activities with 
the USG and the GOF.  He emphasized that in his view the SAG 
should be able to continue with projects already in the 
pipeline.  Maqubela warned that he would not be able to meet 
as often with USG officials as the award date approached, 
given his half-time position in the Ministry and his 
half-time position with state power company ESKOM.  As a 
result, he said he would try to resolve issues with the USG 
"before the end of the year." 
Teitelbaum