Thank you, Chairperson. Minister, thank you very much for making the point that the monitoring has to be done, and we know that it is being done.
I would like to draw your attention specifically to the issue of Pelindaba and make the point that a study was done on the integrity of some of the radioactive contamination monitors employed at some of our facilities, and these were found wanting. They trigger at levels much higher than where they should, and we believe that this has subsequently led to the controversy and dispute that is now afflicting the SA Nuclear Energy Corporation, Necsa, and some of its ex-employees. They say that they got ill at work for several reasons.
Firstly, they were overexposed to radiation. Secondly, they were not allowed to go and see their own doctors after they had been seen by Necsa doctors. Thirdly, the Necsa doctors refused to give them their documentation to take to their own doctors.
And then, most importantly, they claim that there are dangerous areas on the premises at Pelindaba, where radioactive material has been dumped near Gates 1, 2 and 3, and the picnic area. I have been to these places, so I know what they look like. What steps are being taken to make sure that the integrity of the machines is maintained? Thank you. [Time expired.]