The City of Cape Town said that load shedding for its customers would be suspended during the day, but that residents would be on Stage 2 at night.
The plant was shut down in accordance with standard plant operating procedures and all parameters were stable, the power utility said.
“There are no nuclear safety concerns on the reactor side of the plant, which is ready to be restarted once the feedwater pump fault has been resolved. “The investigation into the feedwater pump fault is in progress and once concluded, Eskom will be able to confirm the return to service date of the unit, which is expected to be during next week,” the power supplier said.
Meanwhile the City of Cape Town had said due to the extended Stage 2 there was load shedding until 5am this morning but that it has been suspended until 9pm tonight.Eskom said that it would communicate promptly should there be any significant changes to the power system.
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