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Intent on extending Koeberg’s life, Gwede Mantashe has silenced the project’s opposing voice. It is time to remove the National Nuclear Regulator from the minister’s control.
The minister suspended Peter Becker on the day the regulator gave Eskom the go-ahead to replace the steam generators for Unit 2 at Koeberg.
After 452 days of uninterrupted operation since its last refuelling outage, Unit 2 of Koeberg Nuclear Power Station went offline on Monday. The outage is expected to last for the next five months and the unit’s extended stint offline is likely to place additional strain on SA’s electricity...
An anti-nuclear demonstration held on Bloubergstrand Beach in December last year highlighted concerns of Capetonians about the implications of Eskom extending Koeberg’s lifespan next year.
With Eskom on the verge of beginning its R20-billion project to extend the operating life of the Koeberg nuclear power station by 20 years, civil society organisations held a protest to question its safety and call for public participation in decision-making processes. Eskom, in turn, has argue...