Pickering-3, Canada

Overview

CURRENT STATUS

Permanent Shutdown

DETAILS
Reactor Type	Commercial Reactor
Process	PHWR
Vendor	Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd (AECL)
Owner	Ontario Hydro
Model	CANDU 500A
Operator	Ontario Power Generation
Capacity Net	515 MWe
Capacity Gross	542 MWe
Capacity Thermal	1744 MWt

CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION
Start Construction	1 December 1967
Criticality	24 April 1972
Grid Connection	3 May 1972
Commercial Operation	1 June 1972
Long Term Shutdown Date	29 December 1997
Grid sync after long term shutdown	31 October 2008
Shutdown	31 October 2008

OPERATING PERFORMANCE
Output Life	80 TWh
Capacity Factor Life	69 %

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

Reactor Operational Details

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS
Note: "0" signifies a zero value, or no data available