Koeberg: New delay as reactor is prepared for startup
The return of Koeberg's Unit 1 to commercial service has been delayed by a further 10 days as some critical tests are still to be completed before the reactor is started.
The entire project is massively behind the original schedule, which was planned for 2022 and was expected to take 12 months. It was first put out to tender in 2010. Said Featherstone: 'During the startup, as all the activities are in series and a precursor to the next activity, any emerging defect becomes a delay to the plan as it has to be fixed before the plan can continue.
Featherstone said the primary circuit was in what is called"hot shutdown condition" - in which it"operates at pressure of 155 bar and temperature close to 300 degrees C, but the reactor has not yet been started."
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