Pickering-7, Canada

Overview

CURRENT STATUS

Operable

DETAILS
Reactor Type	Commercial Reactor
Process	PHWR
Vendor	Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd (AECL)
Owner	Ontario Power Generation
Model	CANDU 500B
Operator	Ontario Power Generation
Capacity Net	516 MWe
Capacity Gross	540 MWe
Capacity Thermal	1744 MWt

CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION
Start Construction	1 March 1976
Criticality	22 October 1984
Grid Connection	17 November 1984
Commercial Operation	1 January 1985

OPERATING PERFORMANCE
Output Life	98.03 TWh
Capacity Factor Life	77.1 %

Pickering nuclear power plant in Canada. [Image: OPG]