Koeberg Nuclear Power Station has been granted a licence extension of 20 years.
The National Nuclear Regulator has given Eskom the go-ahead to continue operating Koeberg’s Unit 1, until July 2044.
Unit 1 provides 930 Megawatts to the grid.
Eskom has been operating the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station for 40 years.
Eskom’s national spokesperson, Daphne Mokwena, says Unit 1 joins around 120 reactors, worldwide, to have safely continued operations beyond four decades.
Despite Unit 1’s licence expiring in July 2044, it will continue operating for another six months.
Mokwena explains….
