Eskom assured the public that no radiation leak occurred during routine maintenance at Koeberg Nuclear Power Station's Unit 2.
Eskom has reassured the public that there was no radiation leak at Koeberg Nuclear Power Station during routine maintenance on Unit 2, which has been on a scheduled outage since April 2026.
The power utility said no iodine tablets were required for employees, as there was no impact on staff, the public or the environment.
The incident has been classified as Level 0 (No Safety Significance) on the International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale (INES), the lowest possible rating. Eskom also notified the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) in accordance with regulatory requirements.
It stressed that at no stage was radioactive material released beyond the plant's containment structures and there was no risk to surrounding communities or the environment.
