1977-1985 Koeberg Nuclear Power Station Huge Medal (100 mm, 400 gm) * SCARCE *

A Medal to Commemorate the Building of the Keoberg Nuclear Power Station 1977-1985. Presented only to the members of the civil construction team and so scarce.

Darkened Bronze. Diameter 99.8 mm. Thickness 6.4 mm. Mass 407 gm.

The Koeberg nuclear power station is the only such power station on the African continent. It is located 30 km north of Cape Town on the west coast of South Africa. Koeberg is owned and operated by the country's national electricity supplier, ESKOM. It was constructed between 1976 and 1985 by a consortium of French contractors. The civil work was undertaken by Spie Batignolles working in partnership with the South African Company Murray & Roberts.