Cape Town:
Sunday, 4 Sep 2011
OIL SPILL IN BAY BY KOEBERG NUCLEAR STATION
“Koeberg Nuclear Power Station was also informed, and was on high alert for a possible threat to its intake basin.”
Tuesday , 6 Sep 2011
KOEBERG AUTOMATICALLY SHUTS DOWN DUE TO UNKNOWN “PROTECTION TRIGGER”
“The automatic shutdown was triggered by the protection system on a motor due either to mechanical or instrumentation failure,” Eskom said in a statement.
“The shutdown of the unit was unrelated to the oil leak reported recently along the Atlantic coast to the south of Koeberg.”