These include the confluence of Bantu/Nilotic, Arab, Egyptian and Abyssinian cultures; the large number of wars over secession, autonomy or territorial claims (many of them related to ethnic or religious identity), control of resources and disputed borders; the regional impacts of population growth, climate change and related pressures on natural resources; the friction fuelled by competition for the water resources from the Nile; the high proportion of nomadic pastoralists, bound largely by ethno-linguistic ties rather than political borders, who are among the most marginalised groups ...[+++] in the region; a culture of militarism and certain vested interests in war economies; and the neglect, underdevelopment and insecurity of border areas in the region.

It recognises that the channel type reactor is fundamentally different from the more familiar (in the West) pressurised water reactor.

The later VVER type Reactors (213 and 1000 designs): The Contzen report believes that pressurised water reactors of these later designs can be upgraded by means of improved instrumentation and control, maintenance, testing, operational safety improvements and the inclusion of mitigative features, enough to justify their continued operation up to the specified lifetime.

If the compressed air is obtained from pressurized receptacles used to operate the vessel or for other purposes, or produced by means of compressors, an air filter or oil separator must be installed directly in front of the pressurized water cistern unless the water and the air are separated by diaphragms.

11.12.6. Pressurized water cisterns for potable water must operate only on compressed air of natural composition.

7.03.5. A fire-fighting system using water under pressure and comprising piping fed by one or more pumps serving nozzles through hydrants and hoses may be installed subject to the following conditions: (a) the fire pumps must be powered.