39l Nuclear Assurance Corporation, 'rsouth Africa", p. ZZ-25. 40/ I\IFCE, Enrichment Availability, p. j, p. lt, p, 5; "Scuth Africa tecomesSelf-leliant in Fuel", I\iucferi.r Erg,inccring Interrratio.a-] , August fgTT; and "SouthAfrica t s Pilot t;nrichme@iirber l9?8.\^/35 /\oz Engllsh irnneX Parjc -1. _j ^f rhor ahvl'^r.nan+ ^-.--i-v lJorrl,l ha rne.te.t i-^ .6n16^a tha n^ccirita r^cc Of United States low enriched fuel for the two lrench nuclear power reactors being constructedat Koeberg !_/ ("*. pat'a. 27 below) . Further, statements by Foreign lulinister tc--ha and Dr. Foux idp.ly t!]aL sor0e porLion of the expanded Val-indaba prodLction facillty would be capable of supplying high enriched uraniun fuel for South Africa's SAFARI-I- research reactor, fue] a]-so no l-onger avaifabfe from the United States. l+2/ 20. Neither South Africars pilot enrichlxent p.l-ant nor any laboratory facility for enrichment experiments is covered ty IAEA safeguards against diversion to nilitaryuses. South Africa has stated its readiness to accept IAEA safeguards on any cornnerci.al enrichment facility; \3/ tirere has been no indication, however, of a comparable readiness in the case of the 200-300 tons SWU/year facil-ity nov planned. 3. Nucl-ear research activities 2L Stalted in )-959, the Nationa] Nucl-ear Research Centre at Pelindaba is the rnain governmenta]- nuclear research organization. Pelindabars centerpiece is a 20 negawatt (ttremat) "Oak Bidge type" research reactor called SA!'ARI-I. ft vas puxchased fron the United States und.er the Atoms for Peace Program and its team of reactor operators were trained as part of that program at the 08k Ridge National Laboratory in the eaaly 1960s. Fueled r,rith approxirnately l-l+ kilogranrxes of high enriched uranium per ye8r, the yeactor first went critical in March f965. A 22. Initially, the United. States suppl-ied tbe necessary fuel reload.s I the cooled spent fuel was sent to either the Unj.ted. States or the United Kingdon for
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the nuclear industry and its relationship with South Africa, including the country's self-sufficiency in fuel production, nuclear research activities, and the role of international organizations such as the IAEA. The text also mentions the supply of fuel from the United States and the potential for South Africa to become self-sufficient in high-enriched uranium fuel production.

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