Koeberg nuclear power station Unit 1 maintenance period extended

• 22 days ago (2025-07-21)
• David Flin

Africa 340 Nuclear 695

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South Africa’s Eskom has announced that Unit 1 of the Koeberg nuclear power station, South Africa’s only nuclear facility, has had its operational maintenance period extended for an additional month.

Koeberg is currently offline for the second phase of its long-term operational maintenance programme, and Unit 1 was initially expected to return to service by July 2025. This has been delayed to the end of August.

Eskom said that as part of the scheduled maintenance, detailed eddy current inspections revealed defects in four tubes across two of the newly-installed steam generators. Eskom said that it has rectified the identified issues.