Eskom suspends three senior managers at the Koeberg Power Station

10 August 2016

Eskom has placed the Koeberg Power Station Manager and the Plant Manager on precautionary suspension as a result of the distribution of documentation containing unauthorised facts and assumptions relating to Koeberg’s Production Plan and in particular, the steam generator replacement. The potential prejudice caused to Eskom by the unauthorised actions of the suspended personnel, is currently being assessed.

In an unrelated incident, a drone crashed on the Koeberg site in contravention of the nuclear safety regulations and was returned to its owner without the investigation having been completed. Eskom has subsequently suspended the Koeberg Safety officer as a precautionary measure to fully investigate the incident. The matter has also been reported to the SAPS as Koeberg is a National Key Point.

Issued by Eskom Media Desk, 10 August 2016