No radiation leak after ‘contamination’ events at Africa’s only nuclear plant, regulator says
The regulator said workers were screened and contamination stayed inside the plant, with no off-site radiological consequences.
- On Thursday, South Africa's National Nuclear Regulator confirmed that no radioactive material leaked into the environment during three contamination events at Koeberg Power Station, with all incidents contained inside Africa's only commercial nuclear facility.
- Maintenance work at the facility caused a loss of power to ventilation units, triggering elevated airborne radioactive contamination on June 30, July 2 and July 7 inside the Koeberg Power Station on South Africa's west coast.
- Worker screenings showed contamination exposure below standard dental X-ray radioactivity levels, and the National Nuclear Regulator determined the incidents did not meet emergency classification criteria with no off-site radiological consequences.
- The National Nuclear Regulator is conducting further inspections while maintaining that environmental contamination did not occur and all radioactive material remained contained within the facility.
- Koeberg's two reactors generate around 5% of South Africa's electricity and recently received 20-year life extensions clearing them for operation until after 2040, positioning the nation as other African countries advance commercial nuclear expansion plans.
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No radiation leak after ‘contamination’ events at Africa’s only nuclear plant: regulator
The incidents involved “elevated airborne radioactive contamination” inside the Koeberg Power Station, on South Africa’s west coast, when there was a loss of power to ventilation units during maintenance work, the National Nuclear Regulator said, adding there was no danger to the public.
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