The crises in Japan has not directly affected South Africa’s nuclear plant Koeberg, however it has some what influenced the decisions of South Africa’s future plans for the nuclear power plants.

The Koeberg power plant is situated 30 kilometers North West of Cape Town, which is situated far from the coalfields of Mpumalanga. Thus it was considered to be more economical to build a nuclear power station, instead of transporting coal to a power station in Cape Town. The location in Duynefontein, Melkbos was chosen because The Duynefontein area is renowned to be geologically stable, The cold water of the Atlantic Ocean is ideal for cooling and Eskom’s national grid is easily accessible from there.