## 7 Results and Discussion
### Limited Fuel Availability
#### Opportunities  
Energy Export and Demand  
South Africa exports electricity to Lesotho, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Botswana, Zambia, and eSwatin. In 2016, an estimated 16.55 billion kWh of electricity was exported from the country [3]. The inclusion of nuclear energy in the country's energy mix will ensure the continuous exportation of energy as part of Gross Domestic Product earnings. Every sector of the South African economy, as well as the population, has continued to witness exponential growth. The general household survey in 2018 indicated that there has been a tremendous increase in households connected to the main electricity supply, increasing from 76.7% in 2002 to 84.7% in 2018. This, however, still indicates a shortfall of 14.3% of households without connection to the nation's grid [4]. The socioeconomic growth continuously puts pressure on the already constrained power sector in meeting the required energy demand. Consequently, the integration of nuclear power in the energy sector should be considered as a worthwhile investment because the energy generated will lessen the burden of energy demand from the already constrained coal-fired plants.  
Climate Change Awareness  
Globally, most governments, including the South African government, are becoming more concerned by the impact of fossil-driven fuels, and are, therefore, looking for alternatives. These alternatives will be clean and devoid of environmental consequences. Globally, this notion has unlocked the integration of alternative energy options, such as nuclear power, to play an essential role in the energy mix of different countries [7]. Several countries, especially those generating energy from carbon-intensive sources, have pledged their support for the abatement of carbon. South Africa, as one of these countries, hosted the 2011 United Nations Climate Change Conference, tagged Conference of Parties (COP 17), where new treaties were established to limit the emissions of carbon [54].  
Foreign Investors' Partnership  
The expedition by the South African government to diversify its energy mix with the inclusion of nuclear energy has received interest from different countries. There is interest in infrastructural funding to advance the prospect of energy technology in the country and these prospects open the door to providing a solid platform for extensive future collaborations [55]. These investments in the nuclear energy sector will also pave the way for the supply of local chain provisions. Similar partnerships and agreements from foreign investors have created room for government loans in a build-own-operate model [20].  
Job Creation Potentials  
The ease of access to energy services, cost, and reliability play a key role in creating conditions for jobs and production as well as decent work. Improvement in the citizens' economic well-being is an important priority of sustainable development, as shown in Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 8. A nuclear project has the potential to create several short- and long-term jobs in the areas of operations, contracting, and supply chain. Jobs concerning energy are normally categorized into induced, direct, and indirect jobs. Indirect jobs take into consideration the total number of people who are employed in areas that supply the energy project with goods and services, whereas direct employment includes the production as well as the delivery of energy products to the final user. Induced employment is associated with the spending that comes with both direct and indirect jobs (e.g., spending on salaries). For instance, it is estimated that in the United States of America each job that is directly created by a nuclear power plant that is newly built induces the creation of four extra indirect employments in the rest of the economy [56].