‘No risk to electricity supply,’ Eskom says after Koeberg Unit 1 trip
Eskom has confirmed that Koeberg Nuclear Power Station’s Unit 1 was safely taken offline after a turbine trip, with officials stressing that nuclear safety was never compromised and that the national grid remains stable.
Koeberg contamination Last month, Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa assured that the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station was safe following widespread reports of radioactive contamination during maintenance work, adding that the nuclear build programme will continue as planned.“The matter remains the subject of an ongoing interagency investigation led by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), and there is currently no evidence linking these incidents to Koeberg Nuclear Power Station’s operations,” Mokwena said.
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