Company type | Engineering |
---|---|
Industry | Nuclear |
Founded | 1994 |
Headquarters | , South Africa |
Area served | South Africa, International |
Key people | CEO: Alex Tsela (acting since March 2010) |
Services | Design, Project Management and Related Services |
Number of employees | Est. 900, reduction to 9 |
Website | http://www.pbmr.com |
The Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR) is a particular design of pebble bed reactor developed by South African company PBMR (Pty) Ltd from 1994 until 2009.[1] PBMR facilities include gas turbine and heat transfer labs at the Potchefstroom Campus of North-West University, and at Pelindaba, a high pressure and temperature helium test rig, as well as a prototype fuel fabrication plant.[2] A planned test reactor at Koeberg Nuclear Power Station was not built.