Koeberg incident confirms everything that FF Plus has been saying about nuclear power in South Africa
18 March 2022
The recent incident in which the wrong valve was cut at the Koeberg nuclear power station confirms the FF Plus's views on the operation, and oversight, of nuclear power technology in South Africa.
Although nuclear power can no doubt make a valuable contribution to achieving the ideal of carbon-free energy supply, it seems like the country will be safer without it.
The FF Plus stated as far back as 2019 that a power utility that is unable to maintain the relatively simple technology of coal-fired power stations cannot be trusted to manage technology with waste that remains hazardous for centuries.
Reports that there is an exodus of expertise – not just from Eskom, but also from Koeberg in particular – underlines this argument.