Kelvin Kemm

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Kelvin Kemm

Dr Kemm is a nuclear physicist and is the CEO of Nuclear Africa (Pty) Ltd.

Kemm is the chairperson of the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation. He sits on the Board of Advisers of the Committee for A Constructive Tomorrow, based in Washington DC.

He is also a Board Member of GoNuclear Inc, and EFN: USA both based in Colorado, USA.

Exec@nuclearafrica.co.za

There is scope for local content in SA nuclear build programme

26th July 2013 The Nuclear Industry Association of South Africa (Niasa) will be holding a convention in Port Elizabeth in August. →

How Tshwane stabbed electricity users in the back

19th July 2013 A reader contacted me and was irritated by the inability of the general population to tell the difference between switching a hot-water geyser off to save yourself some money and to help the country. He was quite correct; I share the sentiment. →

How bid to create unwarranted drama messed up good solar storms story

12th July 2013 I was reading an article in a magazine that was two years old to kill time. It was a very popular magazine, with the average family as the target readership. I was pleased to see an article about solar storms but, as I read it, the horror set in. →

There is more to education than smart surroundings

5th July 2013 There have been school children marching in the streets demanding equal education standards. Various organisations have also climbed into the fray. The Minister has become involved. There has been a public spat between the Minister and one organisation which is demanding ‘minimum... →

Freeway to e-way tangle

28th June 2013 The e-toll saga of the South African Roads Agency (Sanral) certainly has reached amazing proportions. There is virtual universal opposition to the concept of the e-tolling of the urban freeways, with Sanral desperately trying to fight in favour of e-tolling. Sanral is now looking much more like a... →

Much strike action betrays lack of grasp of basics of economics

21st June 2013 The wave of industrial strikes which have occurred across the country for months now is worrying. Such strike action does huge damage to the economy as well as to the people of the country, generally. →

Tyre recycling plan is dumb in the extreme

14th June 2013 The scheme of the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) to impose a levy on the sale of car tyres to supposedly finance recycling is not reasonable and should be scrapped. Pressures on inflation and the cost of living are bad enough without the DEA making them worse. →

Don’t comment, please, you are not technical

7th June 2013 It is an interesting modern social phenomenon that many people who have no training in science or engineering at all feel completely free to make science comment in public. To make matters worse, the press and various public authorities are quite prepared to listen to them. →

There is no evidence GM food is dangerous to human health

31st May 2013 It really is totally amazing to read the ridiculous comments that people make in public about scientific matters. →

NPC’s surprising nuclear about-turn

24th May 2013 It was rather surprising to read news reports that the National Planning Commission (NPC) is asking to put the South African nuclear energy plans back up for public debate. →

How mental ‘fooling around’ won scientists the Nobel Prize

17th May 2013 In 2010, two Russian émigré scientists, Andrei Geim and Kostya Novoselov, who were working at the University of Manchester, in the UK, were awarded the Nobel Prize for working with graphite. →

Prophecies of doom that never came to pass

10th May 2013 A US-based gentleman by the name of John Dendahl emails me from time to time. He is the retired president of the First National Bank of Santa Fe, New Mexico, and he and his wife, Jackie, now live in retirement near Denver, Colorado. Dendahl started his career by earning degrees in electrical... →

DA statement on nuclear energy way off the mark

3rd May 2013 The Democratic Alliance's (DA's) Shadow Minister of Energy, Lance Greyling, issued statement in which he said that the DA is shocked at government government averring that South Africa’s nuclear programme is now non-negotiable. →

Earth Hour much ado about nothing

26th April 2013 This very silly concept of Earth Hour has come and gone. During Earth Hour, people are asked to switch off as many electrical devices as possible, particularly lights, to try to show solidarity with something. That ‘something’ is very confused. →

Pulling troops out of CAR a big mistake

19th April 2013 It has been announced that South African troops deployed in the Central African Republic (CAR) are going to be withdrawn. From my layman’s position, looking in, I think that this move is a mistake. The South African military force should stay there. →

Police forensic work must be farmed out to private companies

12th April 2013 There is a Bill scheduled to come up in Parliament concerning the creation of a national DNA database that will bank the DNA profiles of all convicted criminals and of those arrested on Schedule 1 offences. The plan is that this information will be available to the police to assist them in... →

Nuclear Africa 2013 a resounding success

5th April 2013 The Nuclear Africa 2013 conference, held during March, was most successful. We had delegates from a number of countries, including the UK, the US, France, Russia, Japan, Belgium and Korea. →

Nuclear power is the future

29th March 2013 Near the end of the ninetenth century, scientists were becoming aware of the existence of atoms. The philosophical concept of atoms had been mentioned hundreds of years earlier, but early scientists had no means of finding out if they existed. When atoms were scientifically shown to be a... →

Strategy development essential for the success of companies

22nd March 2013 I develop business strategies for companies. It is really important to have some sort of strategy in place. There is universal agreement on that point. →

Nuclear power has much to recommend it

15th March 2013 Electricity is one of the greatest liberators of mankind, much like the discovery of fire and the wheel changed the course of history. Prior to the discovery of electricity, virtually all motive power was directly linked to the muscle power of people. →

Emotions reign supreme in rhino poaching debate

8th March 2013 The whole rhino poaching issue is highly emotive. When anything becomes too emotive then reason and logic start to suffer. →

SA boasts high competence levels in the nuclear field

1st March 2013 International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director-general Yukiya Amano visited South Africa in mid-February. He was in South Africa as part of an Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review (INIR) mission. The purpose of this mission was for international experts to conduct an independent... →

Fuel cell technology in South Africa

1st March 2013 We regularly hear of the concept of the ‘hydrogen economy’. Frequently, this is spoken of in rather vague terms of how hydrogen-burning cars and so on will emit no pollution. While much of the concept of a hydrogen economy is still a pipe dream, the viable application of hydrogen fuel cells is a... →

Thumbs up to Zuma for pledge to continue using DDT in antimalaria drive

22nd February 2013 President Jacob Zuma has accepted an award from the African Union on behalf of South Africa. The award was in recognition of South Africa's efforts in combating malaria, which has been one of the major killer diseases in the world for centuries and still kills many people. The most vulnerable... →

Thumbs up to SA military deployment in Africa

15th February 2013 South African troops are performing different military dutiesin various parts of Africa. Over recent weeks, there have been headlines in various newspapers criticising the presence of South African troops in some African countries. Frequently, the newspapers have criticised the cost of South... →

Consultancy fees not always wasted expenditure

8th February 2013 I saw a newspaper headline that stated: “Consultants rake in billions.” The article was critical of government, claiming that this was largely ‘wasted expenditure.’ As a consultant myself I had mixed feelings about this headline. My opinion is that if government wants to improve its performance... →

As road deaths persist, traffic cops should look at themselves

1st February 2013 The Christmas holiday period has now passed and the road death toll came out at some 1 500 people dead. This is really sad, and my sympathies go out to the families who lost loved ones. I read the newspapers daily with varying emotions. →

The carbon trading money tree

25th January 2013 The Carbon Trading Money Tree United Nations Convention on Climate Change eighteenth Conference of the Parties, or COP 18, held in Doha, has come and gone. A result was that the Kyoto Protocol was extended, but only after bitter debate. →

March conference to put African countries into ‘nuclear frame of mind’

18th January 2013 This year electricity supply will continue to be a significant topic for attention across the board. →

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