The Koeberg Nuclear Power Station as seen from  Bloubergstrand with people playing on the beach in the foreground. Koeberg Nuclear Power Station (
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Title: Koeberg Nuclear Power Station Description: The Koeberg Nuclear Power Station as seen from Bloubergstrand with people playing on the beach in the foreground. Koeberg Nuclear Power Station ("Koeberg") is the only nuclear power station in Africa. Koeberg is situated 27km north of Cape Town on the Atlantic coast to the north of Melkbos (Duynefontein), next to the SA Police Training College. oeberg is owned and operated by the country's only national electricity supplier, Eskom. The two reactors at the station form the cornerstone of the South African nuclear program. Koeberg contains two uranium pressurised water reactors based on a design by Framatome of France. Koeberg supplies power to the national grid so that over-capacity can be redistributed to the rest of the country on an as-needed basis. Koeberg is rated at 1,800 MW, its average annual production is 13,668 GWh and it has two large turbine generators (2 × 900 MW). Construction of the plant began in 1976, and Unit 1 was synchronised to the grid on 4 April 1984. Unit 2 followed on 25 July 1985. City: Melkbos (Cape Town) Province or State: Western Cape Country: South Africa Date Created: 27-12-2009 Creator: Reinhardt Hartzenberg Credit Notice: Reinhardt Hartzenberg / The Media Bank / african.pictures Pixel Dimensions X: 5120 Pixel Dimensions Y: 3407 Keywords: Rights usage terms: Restrictions:  This image does NOT have all model and property releases. Additional clearance may be required for non-editorial use and for use in association with socially sensitive subject matter