Koeberg unit 1 tripped just before 1am on Thursday. Unit 2 has been down since April. No load shedding is expected.
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Weekend reports alleged 150 workers were contaminated by radiation; Eskom has denied harm.
Operations at the nuclear power station were scaled back on Tuesday following a fault on a transmission line.
Both units at the Koeberg nuclear power station now have the licences needed to keep operating until the mid-2040s.
South Africa regards nuclear power as a critical part of its baseload energy mix.
Residents across a portion of Cape Town will on Tuesday be interrupted by a “full-volume siren test” at Koeberg.
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.