Koeberg Unit 2 trips

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Koeberg Unit 2 trips

Eskom says that Unit 2 at its Koeberg nuclear power station near Cape Town experienced an unplanned, non-technical trip while operating at full capacity on Sunday, 2 March 2025.

"Koeberg Unit 2 inadvertently tripped during the execution of work on Unit 1, which is currently offline for work to be conducted as part of its Long-Term Operation programme," the power utility said in a statement on Sunday evening.

 

[Dimpie (JIGSAW)]

Welcome ... glad you also got the news at last

 

[FiestaST]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1896263707958841385

 

[Gazg]

Oops.........

 

[Jackal65]

Let me guess they need another Trillion Rand another tariff increase of 400% and a VAT increase from 15% to 25% and just for fun ad another petrol increase of R10? Lets not forget the Solar tax of 400%

 

[Jackal65]

So if it was a instrument trip it would be safety shut down, if it was a technical fault it can't be none technical so human error?

 

[TheMightyQuin]

So if it was a instrument trip it would be safety shut down, if it was a technical fault it can't be none technical so human error?

 

[Smiggles]

Lol and people say nuclear is the future.

 

[borro]

 

[ponder]

 

[2525252525]

I wonder how much loadshedding and disasters we will endure once sanctions comes down on the comrades. They'll gladly destroy the country in protest.

 

[RedViking]

Have they checked the mains?

 

[Sarg3_ZN]

Lol and people say nuclear is the future.

Obviously, we all know that "hazenile" is the future

 

[r00igev@@r]

Non-technical? Someone poisoned the coffee?
Would have been picked up if a fart detector was installed.

 

[Petec]

Lol and people say nuclear is the future.

It IS!
3 eyed fish, 6 legged dogs and cats, spiders that can fly...
Gonna be AMAZING!

 

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[Jet-Fighter7700]

just as I started liking CPT it becomes like Chernobyl.

 

[konfab]

A power station tripping doesn't necessarily mean something is wrong with the station. All a trip means is that the grid is drawing more power from the station than it can produce, which causes the protection mechanisms of the station to cut it off from the grid.

This can happen in two ways, something breaks or happens at the station (which is usually what happens with Eskom) and it is unable to produce enough electricity, or there was a local problem at grid level causing the grid to draw more electricity from the station.

It could also be something stupid like an employee walking into somewhere that would automatically cut off machinery for safety reasons.

 

[Lupus]

A power station tripping doesn't necessarily mean something is wrong with the station. All a trip means is that the grid is drawing more power from the station than it can produce, which causes the protection mechanisms of the station to cut it off from the grid.

This can happen in two ways, something breaks or happens at the station (which is usually what happens with Eskom) and it is unable to produce enough electricity, or there was a local problem at grid level causing the grid to draw more electricity from the station.

It could also be something stupid like an employee walking into somewhere that would automatically cut off machinery for safety reasons.

From their statement, it tripped while they were doing work on unit 1, they are busy refueling and testing the containment shield of unit 1.