It's been gray and dreary in Paris for most of the last couple weeks, so thoughts have drifted toward warmer, sunnier climes, perhaps the southern hemisphere where summer is in full swing. How about South Africa? These cards feature the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station - or Kernkragstasie in Afrikaans - on the Atlantic coast near the tip of South Africa, about 30 km north of Capetown. A windsurfer swings by the plant below.
The Koeberg plant is operated by Eskom. The two units came on line in 1984 and 1985. During the apartheid period in South Africa, the site was attacked while the units were under construction in 1982 on the anniversary of the formation of the African National Congress. The resulting damage set back operation by about 18 months.
The card above was posted with a stamp also picturing the plant.
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