5. Conclusions and Recommendations iThemba LABS . The Committee welcomed the improvements of the governance structure at iThemba LABS, which resulted in good audit outcomes and findings. . The Committee was pleased to learn about programmes in place for outreach, though for practical reasons, only the surrounding local communities were targeted. . The Committee was satisfied with the role SAASTA played in promoting the activities at iThemba LABS, to the extent that at research level, the visibility of the facility was very high. . The Committee would like to see more female nuclear experts/physicists as part of the new generation of scientists. . The Committee encouraged the collaboration iThemba LABS had with the Nuclear Energy Corporation of South Africa (NECSA). . iThemba LABS houses a 27-bed hospital where cancer patients are treated using proton and neutron beams. The Committee hopes that with the intervention of the DST these services can be extended.