## 7 Results and Discussion
### Quantitative Analysis
\begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{c c c c c c} \hline \hline
**Criteria** & **S1** & **S2** & **S3** & **S4** & **S5** & **S6** \\ \hline S1 & 1 & 3 & 5 & 3 & 4 & 3 \\ \hline S2 & 1/3 & 1 & 3 & 3 & 2 & 3 \\ \hline S3 & 1/5 & 1/3 & 1 & 3 & 2 & 2 \\ \hline S4 & 1/3 & 1/3 & 1/3 & 1 & 2 & 3 \\ \hline S5 & 1/4 & 1/2 & 1/2 & 1/2 & 1 & 2 \\ \hline S6 & 1/3 & 1/3 & 1/2 & 1/3 & 1/2 & 1 \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}
\end{table} 
Table 5: Pairwise comparison matrix for strengths. Figure 2: Weights for the various criteria under strengths. would have to depend on other countries to fuel its power plants. For this reason, the experts assigned a weight of 8.26% to it, which indicates that it is the last priority among the weaknesses. This was expected because, as indicated, there is a technology in place to close the fuel cycle. **Risks of nuclear accidents (W3). ** This is an issue that has always dominated discussions with the development of nuclear energy. The development of NPPs has mostly been characterized by public concerns due to the risk of accidents. These concerns became more global after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident. As a result, countries such as Italy (in 1987), Sweden (in 1980), Taiwan (in 2018), and Switzerland (in 1990) used referenda to decide on their nuclear energy policies, i.e., whether to shut down or maintain NPPs ([PERSON], 2013). Although several steps have been taken by manufacturers of the various components, especially the reactor core, to withstand a very high magnitude of earthquakes, the experts still apportioned 30.26% to this factor, placing it second in terms of ranking. **Inadequate manpower/technical know-how (W4). ** The availability of the required manpower and technical know-how is very key in the sector. According to the experts, although South Africa has experience in the nuclear energy sector, an addition of more power stations will demand more experienced hands. However, not many people are being trained to take over from the aging workers, although a few are being trained in countries such as Russia. They, therefore, see it as a weakness for the sector and, therefore, call on the government to invest more into the training of more young people in the sector. They assigned a weight of 11% to this weight, making it a third priority. The consolidated results for the AHP are presented in Table 6, while the weights for the various criteria under the weaknesses section are represented in Figure 3. A CR and GCI of 3.9% and 0.14 were obtained for the AHP, putting it within the acceptable range. \begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{c c c c c} \hline \hline
**Criteria** & **W1** & **W2** & **W3** & **W4** \\ \hline W1 & 1 & 5 & 2 & 5 \\ \hline W2 & 1/5 & 1 & 1/3 & 1/2 \\ \hline W3 & 1/2 & 3 & 1 & 4 \\ \hline W4 & 1/5 & 2 & 1/4 & 1 \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}
\end{table} 
Table 6: Consolidated pairwise matrix for weaknesses. Figure 3: Weights for the weaknesses. **Energy export and demand (O1)**. South Africa, through Eskom, which is its national electricity utility, remains the dominant electricity market in that enclave. Electricity systems of smaller countries such as Lesotho, Botswana, Swaziland, and Namibia, which are neighboring countries, were all developed as offshoots of the South African network, and, as a result, they have historically been importers of electrical power from South Africa [74]. With the South African Power Pool (SAPP), an expansion in the country's electricity-generating capacity, especially along the lines of nuclear energy, would have a large energy market in the sub-region [44]. This means power can be exported to other countries through the SAPP, and, as a result, a weight of 52.09% was assigned to this factor, indicating its relevance in the energy sector. **Climate change awareness (O2)**. The increasing threat of GHG emissions on the survival of people and the environment, in general, has led to renewed commitments by world leaders to find alternative sources of energy generation to meet demand [37; 75; 76].