The purpose of this book was to identify the implications of the licensing
process-related costs for coupling high temperature reactor(s) (HTR) to the
SASOL coal-to-liquid (CTL) process (hereafter known as nuclear coal-toliquid
(NCTL)). This was achieved by formulating a licensing plan using
SASOL Secunda as a case study. The secondary objectives of the book
were: to analyse the national nuclear regulatory (NNR) act, regulation and
authorisation, relevant to the licensing of the NCTL production plant;
identify variables influencing licensing and evaluating the relative
significance from the perspective of relevant stakeholders; and evaluate
the magnitude of the activity-base costs. In order to achieve these goals,
an in-depth literature review was conducted to understand the application
of nuclear licensing and related concepts.