Nuclear deal with S. Africa soon

Country stands good chance of bagging $80b order for four reactors, say industry officials

Industry officials are confident of China being the front-runner to win the right to build South Africa's new generation of nuclear power stations.

"We think we are likely to win the bid, after preparing all the documents for the tender," Zheng Mingguang, head of the Shanghai Nuclear Engineering Research and Design Institute, a high-tech arm of the State Nuclear Power Technology Corp.