Details
| Reactor Type | Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor (or PHWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | CANDU 750A |
| Owner | Ontario Power Generation |
| Operator | Bruce Power |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Saturday, 1 July 1972 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Monday, 28 November 1977 |
| First Grid Connection | Monday, 12 December 1977 |
| Commercial Operation | Wednesday, 1 February 1978 |
| Long-term Shutdown | Wednesday, 1 April 1998 |
| Restart | Thursday, 8 January 2004 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 770 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 865 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 2550 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 750 MWe |
Operational History
Electricity Supplied (GWh)
Energy Availability Factor (%)
Total Electricity Supplied (GWh)
Reactor History
| Year | Reference Unit Power (MWe) | Annual Time Online (Hours) | Electricity Supplied (GWh) | Operation Factor (%) | Energy Availability Annual (%) | Energy Availability Cumulative (%) | Load Factor Annual (%) | Load Factor Cumulative (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1978 | 740 | 7361 | 4793.00 | 93.20 | 87.60 | 87.60 | 82.00 | 82.00 |
| 1979 | 740 | 6885 | 4797.90 | 77.70 | 77.80 | 82.40 | 73.20 | 77.40 |
| 1980 | 740 | 8276 | 5939.80 | 94.20 | 91.40 | 85.50 | 91.40 | 82.20 |
| 1981 | 740 | 7873 | 5795.00 | 89.90 | 89.50 | 86.50 | 89.40 | 84.00 |
| 1982 | 740 | 8497 | 6381.90 | 97.00 | 96.70 | 88.60 | 98.40 | 87.00 |
| 1983 | 740 | 7905 | 6091.10 | 90.20 | 89.20 | 88.70 | 94.00 | 88.20 |
| 1984 | 740 | 8077 | 6148.73 | 92.00 | 91.20 | 89.10 | 94.60 | 89.10 |
| 1985 | 775 | 8118 | 6015.13 | 92.70 | 88.60 | 89.00 | 88.60 | 89.00 |
| 1986 | 848 | 7600 | 5891.24 | 86.80 | 84.20 | 88.40 | 84.50 | 88.50 |
| 1987 | 848 | 7724 | 6073.27 | 88.20 | 81.90 | 87.70 | 81.80 | 87.70 |
| 1988 | 848 | 4044 | 3310.57 | 46.00 | 45.60 | 83.40 | 44.40 | 83.30 |
| 1989 | 848 | 5364 | 4031.74 | 61.20 | 54.80 | 80.80 | 54.30 | 80.70 |
| 1990 | 848 | 7472 | 5652.68 | 85.30 | 76.30 | 80.40 | 76.10 | 80.30 |
| 1991 | 848 | 7950 | 6126.29 | 90.80 | 82.40 | 80.60 | 82.50 | 80.40 |
| 1992 | 848 | 7438 | 5800.97 | 84.70 | 77.90 | 80.40 | 77.90 | 80.30 |
| 1993 | 848 | 6557 | 3158.23 | 74.80 | 43.00 | 77.90 | 42.50 | 77.70 |
| 1994 | 848 | 5006 | 2737.62 | 57.20 | 36.80 | 75.30 | 36.80 | 75.20 |
| 1995 | 848 | 7000 | 4225.82 | 79.90 | 56.90 | 74.20 | 56.90 | 74.10 |
| 1996 | 848 | 5684 | 3321.48 | 64.70 | 44.60 | 72.50 | 44.60 | 72.40 |
| 1997 | 848 | 6325 | 4214.82 | 72.20 | 56.80 | 71.70 | 56.70 | 71.60 |
| 1998 | 848 | 2328 | 1642.52 | 97.90 | 81.40 | 71.80 | 81.40 | 71.70 |
| 1999 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2001 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2002 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2003 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2004 | 750 | 7154 | 4971.58 | 81.40 | 76.10 | 72.00 | 75.30 | 71.90 |
| 2005 | 750 | 6782 | 4938.11 | 77.40 | 75.20 | 72.20 | 75.20 | 72.00 |
| 2006 | 750 | 7435 | 5440.25 | 84.90 | 82.90 | 72.60 | 82.80 | 72.50 |
| 2007 | 750 | 6911 | 4966.67 | 78.90 | 76.00 | 72.70 | 75.60 | 72.60 |
| 2008 | 734 | 7125 | 5148.88 | 81.10 | 79.30 | 73.00 | 79.90 | 72.80 |
| 2009 | 730 | 7148 | 5162.09 | 81.60 | 80.40 | 73.20 | 80.70 | 73.10 |
| 2010 | 730 | 6198 | 4375.77 | 70.80 | 68.40 | 73.10 | 68.40 | 73.00 |
| 2011 | 730 | 6959 | 5084.86 | 79.40 | 78.90 | 73.20 | 79.50 | 73.20 |
| 2012 | 730 | 4617 | 3352.06 | 52.60 | 52.20 | 72.60 | 52.30 | 72.50 |
| 2013 | 730 | 7914 | 5518.71 | 90.30 | 94.00 | 73.20 | 86.30 | 72.90 |
| 2014 | 730 | 5718 | 4125.00 | 65.30 | 64.60 | 73.00 | 64.50 | 72.70 |
| 2015 | 750 | 7831 | 5827.57 | 89.40 | 89.00 | 73.50 | 88.90 | 73.20 |
| 2016 | 750 | 6579 | 4995.72 | 74.90 | 75.50 | 73.50 | 75.80 | 73.20 |
| 2017 | 750 | 7344 | 5502.68 | 83.80 | 83.20 | 73.80 | 83.80 | 73.50 |
| 2018 | 750 | 8079 | 6268.88 | 92.20 | 92.20 | 74.30 | 95.40 | 74.10 |
| 2019 | 750 | 5592 | 4213.89 | 63.80 | 62.40 | 74.00 | 64.10 | 73.90 |
| 2020 | 770 | 8574 | 6776.48 | 97.60 | 97.10 | 74.60 | 100.20 | 74.60 |
| 2021 | 770 | 4022 | 3164.00 | 45.90 | 45.10 | 73.80 | 46.90 | 73.90 |
| 2022 | 770 | 7953 | 6220.67 | 90.80 | 89.10 | 74.20 | 92.20 | 74.30 |
| 2023 | 770 | 1438 | 1145.06 | 16.40 | 16.20 | 72.80 | 17.00 | 72.90 |