▁physics , ▁engineering , ▁chem istry ▁and ▁electron ics . ▁With ▁changes ▁in ▁the ▁country ’ s ▁position ing ▁on ▁nuclear ▁invol vement ▁and ▁South ▁Africa ’ s ▁re - entry ▁into ▁world ▁mark ets ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁a ▁decision ▁was ▁taken ▁to ▁focus ▁the ▁organisation ▁on ▁commer cially ▁driven ▁projects . ▁Today , ▁N ec sa ▁supplies ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁products ▁and ▁services ▁to ▁South ▁African ▁and ▁foreign ▁market ▁se ctors ▁with ▁the ▁S AF AR I - 1 ▁re actor ▁as ▁the ▁corner stone ▁of ▁the ▁commercial ▁is ot ope ▁production ▁programme . ▁This ▁research ▁re actor ▁at ▁Pel ind aba , ▁S AF AR I - 1 ▁produces ▁medical ▁is ot op es ▁such ▁as ▁Mol y b den um - 9 9 ▁which ▁are ▁sold ▁glob ally ▁by ▁the ▁N TP . ▁The ▁N TP ▁Radio is ot op es ▁Group ▁had ▁sales ▁of ▁ 1 . 2 2 2 ▁billion ▁Z AR ▁( € 7 5 M ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 ▁M W ▁research ▁re actor ▁S AF AR I - 1 ▁was ▁initially ▁used ▁for ▁high ▁level ▁nuclear ▁physics ▁research ▁program mes ▁and ▁was ▁commission ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁amid ▁reduced ▁output ▁due ▁to ▁embargo ▁of ▁international ▁fuel ▁supply , ▁the ▁focus ▁of ▁activities ▁at ▁Pel ind aba ▁was ▁on ▁the