Koeberg unit offline for repairs

Reports surfaced on Monday that unit 1 at Koeberg nuclear power station in Cape Town had to be taken offline unexpectedly for repairs last week.

In preparation for a 20-year life extension recently granted by the national nuclear regulator, unit 1 was on an extended maintenance outage, which included the replacement of the steam generator for most of 2023. It was returned to service in December...

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