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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

SA boasts high competence levels in the nuclear field

By: Kelvin Kemm 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... →

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

By: Kelvin Kemm 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

By: Kelvin Kemm 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

By: Kelvin Kemm 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

By: Kelvin Kemm 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

By: Kelvin Kemm 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. →