Pelindaba

25°48′2″S 27°56′2″E / 25.80056°S 27.93389°E / -25.80056; 27.93389

Pelindaba as viewed from the north in 2006

Pelindaba ("Pelile Ndaba", Zulu for "end of story" or "the conclusion") is South Africa's main nuclear research centre, run by the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation. It is situated south-east of the Hartbeespoort Dam, approximately 33 km (22 miles) west of Pretoria, on the farm that once belonged to Gustav Preller. During the apartheid era, it was the location where South Africa's atomic bombs were partially developed and constructed.[1]

  1. ^ Engelbrecht, Leon (4 January 2010). "Book Review: How SA built six atom bombs | defenceWeb". www.defenceweb.co.za. Retrieved 2017-11-15.