The operator of South Africa’s Koberg nuclear power station needs to continue its work to ensure that programmes supporting long-term operation (LTO) are fully implemented for the LTO period and that the containment monitoring system is fully refurbished and remains fully functional, an International Atomic Energy Agency team has said.
The recommendations follow a Safety Aspects of Long-Term Operation (Salto) team follow-up review mission to the two-unit facility near Cape Town requested by the operator Eskom.
Koeberg-1 and -2 started commercial operation in 1984 and 1985 respectively. Unit 1 received a licence to continue operating until 2044
in July this year and Eskom is planning to extend operation of Unit 2 until 2045.