Eskom returns Koeberg unit 2 to service

Jackal46 said:
Is it March 2025 that we are going to see n increase of 12.74%? How much does one unit power cost to generate with solar/generator because if the sun is missing like it has been for the last couple of days I guess a generator must charge the batteries.
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Even on fully overcast days my panels put out 50% of the power.
Only when it's pouring does it drop down to 25%.
 
wingnut771 said:
I wasn’t referring to the refueling but rather that there was still more work needed to complete the upgrade.
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Once again, an issue that would have been easily resolved if you had actually read the article that you decided to comment on.

You're not the only one I've noticed who does this. Sign of the times I suppose. Shorter and shorter attention spans in the digital era.
 
wingnut771 said:
I wasn’t referring to the refueling but rather that there was still more work needed to complete the upgrade.
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Oh they don't actually require that for the lifespan extension, the core catcher can come later.
The pressure test is needed though
 
notinterested said:
Once again, an issue that would have been easily resolved if you had actually read the article that you decided to comment on.

You're not the only one I've noticed who does this. Sign of the times I suppose. Shorter and shorter attention spans in the digital era.
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I read the article. My first comment hasn’t changed.
 
wingnut771 said:
I read the article.
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Yeah it's never mentioned in that article.
Might be pushed a bit further along to help stablize the grid as unit 2 has gone 493 days between refueling thanks to unit 1 taking so long in 2023
 
wingnut771 said:
I read the article. My first comment hasn’t changed.
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The article says that upgrades on unit 1 were completed. Your first comment says that they weren't and you later admit that you can't find a source for this misinformation.

I don't quite see what you are trying to actually say at this point.

Are unit 1 upgrades complete or not?

And if you read the article then why did you say that unit 1 is not mentioned when it very clearly is?
 
Lupus said:
Yeah it's never mentioned in that article.
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Unit 1 is very clearly mentioned in the article. Are you guys reading something different to me?

Here is the quote:

'Koeberg Unit 1 was synchronised to the grid following similar work in November 2023. It subsequently secured an extension of its operational licence in July 2024. It can continue to operate until 2044.

“Unit 1, contributing 930MW to the grid, has shown exceptional reliability since its return to service,” said Eskom.'

In other words, unit 1 was completed first. Now unit 2 has as well. I really don't see what's so difficult to understand here.
 
notinterested said:
Unit 1 is very clearly mentioned in the article. Are you guys reading something different to me?

Here is the quote:

'Koeberg Unit 1 was synchronised to the grid following similar work in November 2023. It subsequently secured an extension of its operational licence in July 2024. It can continue to operate until 2044.

“Unit 1, contributing 930MW to the grid, has shown exceptional reliability since its return to service,” said Eskom.'

In other words, unit 1 was completed first. Now unit 2 has as well. I really don't see what's so difficult to understand here.
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Not the core catcher, refueling and the pressure testing. That's not mentioned though the pressure testing is only mentioned by the energy "expert" Chris Yelland
https://twitter.com/x/status/1874017694774948031
 
R13... said:
Is that related to the life extension project?
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Core catcher was supposed to be, but it's not a necessity so it's been put on hold.
The pressure testing is normally done every decade. But that should only be a day or two so not sure why he's harping on about it.
www.esi-africa.com

Eskom: Nuclear pressure testing of containment building - ESI-Africa.com

Eskom: Eskom’s nuclear power plant Koeberg recently underwent pressure testing of its pressurised water reactors.
www.esi-africa.com www.esi-africa.com
 
Lupus said:
Not the core catcher, refueling and the pressure testing. That's not mentioned though the pressure testing is only mentioned by the energy "expert" Chris Yelland
https://twitter.com/x/status/1874017694774948031
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You're now referring to specific parts of the unit. The other poster as well your previous post said that unit 1 is not mentioned at all in the article when it is.
 
notinterested said:
You're now referring to specific parts of the unit. The other poster as well your previous post said that unit 1 is not mentioned at all in the article when it is.
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Now you're being informed that unit 1 will more than likely be shut down soon. It's been running 412 days
 
Lupus said:
Now you're being informed that unit 1 will more than likely be shut down soon. It's been running 412 days
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OK. I don't know why you couldn't have just said that without saying that unit 1 isn't mentioned in the article.
 
so what happens to all the spent nuclear fuel, where does that go?
does SA have a repository of nuclear fuel or does it get reprocessed and recycled?
 
Jet-Fighter7700 said:
so what happens to all the spent nuclear fuel, where does that go?
does SA have a repository of nuclear fuel or does it get reprocessed and recycled?
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Spent fuel pools for ten years, dry storage casks on site after that.
 
Unit 2 is back in operation, can we, in the spirit of the new year allow unit 2 to bask in its 930MW magnificence and glory and just be happy for it instead of shifting the spotlight to unit 1?
 
TheChamp said:
Unit 2 is back in operation, can we, in the spirit of the new year allow unit 2 to bask in its 930MW magnificence and glory and just be happy for it instead of shifting the spotlight to unit 1?
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I mean if we have to, it did no work for the whole of 2023
 
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