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    Koeberg reactor has to be taken offline for another 200 days

    Koeberg Unit 1 currently has welding problems on some of the non-critical lines. Some have failed their X-ray tests several times. There is also concrete to be replaced that was damaged when removing the old SG's. Looks like this Outage will finish some time early October 2023 according to the...
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    Eskom's Koeberg problems persist

    Obviously the proper operating procedure was not followed. This test has been done on every outage since outage 101 & 201 with very rarely a problem. Also many years ago the logic's etc for the RAM system had been fully upgraded. So is this a recurrence of the "operations error" experienced at...
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    Is forming a second Eskom a viable solution to the country’s energy problems?

    We need an independent Power Utility that has a proper management structure & a proven track record worldwide. What ever happened about the rumour many years ago that the French EDF/Framatome were considering taking over Koeberg as one of their assets? I think the Eskom management team at the...
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    South Africans expats would come home to fix Eskom - former CEO Brian Dames

    Ask the question. What happened to the 2.9 Billion Rand that was allocated early in 2009 to build the SERE wind farm which disappeared around May/June 2009. Months later the ANC won the election.
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    South Africans expats would come home to fix Eskom - former CEO Brian Dames

    I worked at Koeberg for many years as a contractor. When Brian Dames climbed up the ladder to a be a big shot at Eskom he came to Koeberg to get some revenge for all the hard times he had working as an HP general worker. He instructed the Head of all departments to get all contractors off site...
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