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South African nuclear reactor shut down due to radioactivity levels

Eskom Says High Radioactivity Level Prompts Shutdown Of Nuclear Unit, NASDAQ,  By Robb M. Stewart, 16 Dec 10, JOHANNESBURG -(Dow Jones)- South Africa’s state-owned power company said Tuesday it will suspend a unit at its nuclear power station near Cape Town because of higher-than-normal levels of radioactivity.The radioactivity level in Koeberg Unit 1’s primary coolant circuit is the result of one or more defective fuel rods in the reactor, Eskom Holdings Ltd. said in a statement………Eskom Says High Radioactivity Level Prompts Shutdown Of Nuclear Unit

December 16, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | safety, South Africa