Brazil, Northern Cape

Thyspunt

Duynefontein

Schulpfontein

Brazil

Bantamsklip

Brazil in red with the other potential nuclear sites in blue

Brazil is a coastal site near Kleinzee in the Namakwa district of the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The site is approximately 85km west of the town (and district seat) of Springbok.

The significance of this locale is that it has been identified as a possible future nuclear reactor site by South African electricity utility Eskom.^[1]

Notes

↑ New Build News - January 2008, archived from the original on 2009-04-09, retrieved 2013-11-17

Nuclear power in South Africa

Current nuclear reactors	Koeberg SAFARI-1

Enrichment plants	Valindaba

Waste disposal sites	Vaalputs

Operators	Eskom South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (NECSA)

Opposition	Earthlife Africa Koeberg Alert

Coordinates: 29°49′06″S 17°05′01″E / 29.818357°S 17.083539°E / -29.818357; 17.083539

Municipalities and communities of Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape

District seat: Springbok

Hantam	Brandvlei Calvinia Loeriesfontein Nieuwoudtville

Kamiesberg	Garies Hondeklip Bay Kamieskroon Karkams Koingnaas Leliefontein Soebatsfontein Spoegrivier

Karoo Hoogland	Fraserburg Sutherland Williston

Khâi-Ma	Aggeneys Onseepkans Pella Pofadder

Nama Khoi	Buffelsrivier Concordia Goodhouse Grootmis Henkries Kleinzee Komaggas Nababeep Okiep Springbok Steinkopf Vioolsdrif

Richtersveld	Alexander Bay Eksteenfontein Kuboes Lekkersing Port Nolloth Sanddrif

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