Gabriel J Botha

Background

About Gabriel J Botha

32 YEARS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT EXPERIENCE I am a self-motivated, energetic and dynamic individual with more than 32 years in the Nuclear Power Industry. Over the years I have accumulated a vast knowledge in the standards, procedures and processes of Nuclear Power Generation and developed a value system strongly embedded in Nuclear Safety. For the past 16 years I have been part of a dynamic Operating Management Team at Koeberg Nuclear Power Station, South Africa. Koeberg operates two 965 MWe PWR units of the Westinghouse design (CP1). I have been the Operating Support Manager for the past 8 years and fulfill the following key roles as part of the Koeberg Operating Management Team:(Please see CV attached for full details) • Chairman of the daily Plant Production Meeting - 2 x 965 MW, PWR units,representing the Plant Manager for 7 Years in this capacity • Joint Production Team Leader (Operations, Engineering, Maintenance), responsible for potential plant load losses, trip prevention and post trip recovery. I represented the Plant Manager for 4 years in this capacity • Managing the Integrated Power System (IPS) Interface between Koeberg and National Control and the Transmission Network - 8 years (current) • Operating Procedure Group Manager - 8 years • Operating Support Group Manager - 8 years (current) • Custodian for Plant Safety Regulations and High Voltage systems representing Koeberg at Generation level (current) • Operations Manager (stand-in) on a frequent bases• Custodian of the Integrated Risk Management process for safe and efficient power plant productionI am passionate about Nuclear and its future growth around the globe and will use my experience to promote the Industry through sharing my experiences which I gained over the years.