Koeberg

Skeptik said:
AFAIK, they are doing manitenance on one reactor and a refuel on the other. ie. Koeberg is down.
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I don't think so. one down being refueled and maintained, other is up and running.

But, what is interesting is that during the bolt episode the refueling was held back for 3 months while a new rotor was obtained.

What is of interest to me is why the hell has Eskom gone ahead with the scheduled maintenance when there's a power crisis instead of delaying it until the wet coal has dried?
 
bekdik said:
I don't think so. one down being refueled and maintained, other is up and running.

But, what is interesting is that during the bolt episode the refueling was held back for 3 months while a new rotor was obtained.

What is of interest to me is why the hell has Eskom gone ahead with the scheduled maintenance when there's a power crisis instead of delaying it until the wet coal has dried?
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I assume they have been putting it off for some time - it is now depleted and needs fuel - it is "dry".
 
Think our depleted fuels go to a place called Swartklip, somewhere in the Northern Cape, literally between nowhere and nothing, gets buried. ***us did an insert on it not so long ago. Not so sure if my depleted memory recalls the right name now that I typed it!
 
theratman said:
directly,indirectly was around 100,000 i believe
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That was not depleted uranium though, it was pure was it not? As in it leaked out of an operational facility. Different to what Koeberg buries in the ground and what the army puts on their bullets.
 
Moederloos said:
I assume they have been putting it off for some time - it is now depleted and needs fuel - it is "dry".
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http://www.eskom.co.za/live/content.php?Item_ID=4522 seems to support you.

Media release 7 August 2007

KOEBERG REFUELING OUTAGE

Tuesday 7 August 2007: Koeberg’s Unit 1 will shut down on Monday 13 August for refueling and maintenance. The outage will last until the final week in October due to the large scope of work that has to be undertaken. During this period, Unit 2 will continue operating.

The Koeberg units have to shut down every 16 to 18 months to undergo refueling and maintenance. Unit 1 has operated since May of 2006 after coming back from having a generator fixed. During the refueling a third of the fuel will be replaced as it is nearing the end of its useable life.

This is a planned outage and has been taken into account within the Generation production plan. The forecast for electricity supply during this time period is traditionally lower and provision has been made to ensure that there will be enough power to supply the Western Cape as well as the rest of the country. The new Open-Cycle Gas Turbines, Ankerlig at Atlantis and Gourikwa at Mossel Bay are fully operational and will help supply power during the peak periods (06:00 till 08:00 in the morning and 17:00 till 20:00 in the evening). Power from Koeberg’s Unit 2, the Open-Cycle Gas Turbines as well as the power that can be transferred in via overhead lines from Mpumalanga will ensure the continuity of supply to the Western Cape.

ENDS
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abjater said:
Think our depleted fuels go to a place called Swartklip, somewhere in the Northern Cape, literally between nowhere and nothing, gets buried. ***us did an insert on it not so long ago. Not so sure if my depleted memory recalls the right name now that I typed it!
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Is it not Vaalputs? Lekker plek. You can just go along and dig up some nuclear waste.

http://www.radwaste.co.za/vaalputs.htm
 
New storage place for depleted uranium could be Milliwatt Park, Union Buildings. With luck the resultant radioactivity could lead to some beneficial mutation, like maybe growing some brain cells.
 
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