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South Africa / Eskom Responds To Claims Of ‘Corrosion Risk’ At Koeberg Nuclear Station

By David Dalton
15 February 2021

Company says regular tests show facility can withstand most severe accident
Eskom Responds To Claims Of ‘Corrosion Risk’ At Koeberg Nuclear Station
Eskom said it carries out regular tests which show Koeberg is capable of withstanding the most severe accident. Courtesy Eskom.
South Africa’s state-owned utility Eskom has said it is fully cognisant of the risk of corrosion at the Koeberg nuclear power station and testing on the containment buildings, which house the reactor and associated nuclear components, have proven the structures “capable of withstanding the most severe accident”.

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