Residents across a portion of Cape Town will on Tuesday be interrupted by a “full-volume siren test” at Koeberg.
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A unit at Eskom’s Koeberg nuclear power plant was shut down after experiencing an unplanned, non-technical trip.
The Koeberg nuclear power plant will be allowed to run one of its two units for another 20 years.
Eskom said on Thursday that it has been forced to ramp up power cuts to stage 3 until at least Saturday.
The mechanical replacement of the steam generators in unit 1 of the Koeberg nuclear power station has been completed.
Eskom is examining how the suspension of a pact that enables it to import nuclear fuel components from the US.
South Africa has entered a critical phase of revamping its sole nuclear plant and needs it to run according to plan.
Eskom confirmed that it took the decision to delay taking one of the units at the Koeberg nuclear power station offline on Wednesday due to the energy supply crunch.
The mishandling of the Koeberg life extension project raises serious questions about the capacity of South Africa’s nuclear sector.
Eskom warned that stage-2 cuts could be imposed over the weekend after a unit at the Koeberg nuclear power station had to be shut down.