Details
| Reactor Type | Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor (or PHWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | CANDU 750B |
| Owner | Ontario Power Generation |
| Operator | Bruce Power |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Sunday, 1 January 1978 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Tuesday, 29 May 1984 |
| First Grid Connection | Tuesday, 26 June 1984 |
| Commercial Operation | Friday, 14 September 1984 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 817 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 891 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 2690 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 822 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 795 | 4230 | 3068.32 | 99.90 | 98.80 | 98.80 | 98.80 | 98.80 |
| 1985 | 815 | 7369 | 5900.13 | 84.10 | 84.00 | 87.70 | 83.70 | 87.40 |
| 1986 | 837 | 7213 | 5716.03 | 82.30 | 77.80 | 83.40 | 78.10 | 83.40 |
| 1987 | 837 | 8610 | 7017.10 | 98.30 | 95.30 | 87.00 | 95.70 | 87.10 |
| 1988 | 837 | 7880 | 6139.49 | 89.70 | 89.10 | 87.50 | 83.50 | 86.30 |
| 1989 | 837 | 7069 | 5386.17 | 80.70 | 73.40 | 84.80 | 73.50 | 83.80 |
| 1990 | 860 | 7429 | 6213.64 | 84.80 | 82.30 | 84.40 | 83.20 | 83.70 |
| 1991 | 860 | 8194 | 7013.36 | 93.50 | 93.00 | 85.60 | 93.10 | 85.10 |
| 1992 | 860 | 6393 | 5328.20 | 72.80 | 70.50 | 83.80 | 70.50 | 83.30 |
| 1993 | 860 | 6950 | 4351.00 | 79.30 | 58.00 | 81.00 | 57.80 | 80.50 |
| 1994 | 860 | 8760 | 6451.71 | 100.00 | 85.80 | 81.40 | 85.60 | 81.00 |
| 1995 | 860 | 6049 | 4671.57 | 69.00 | 62.10 | 79.70 | 62.00 | 79.30 |
| 1996 | 860 | 8682 | 6822.75 | 98.80 | 90.40 | 80.60 | 90.30 | 80.20 |
| 1997 | 860 | 6201 | 4796.41 | 70.80 | 63.70 | 79.30 | 63.70 | 78.90 |
| 1998 | 785 | 6137 | 4678.62 | 70.10 | 68.00 | 78.60 | 68.00 | 78.20 |
| 1999 | 785 | 8760 | 6860.15 | 100.00 | 99.30 | 79.80 | 99.80 | 79.50 |
| 2000 | 785 | 5912 | 4668.21 | 67.30 | 66.80 | 79.10 | 67.70 | 78.90 |
| 2001 | 790 | 8624 | 6840.06 | 98.40 | 98.30 | 80.10 | 98.80 | 80.00 |
| 2002 | 790 | 4539 | 3522.45 | 51.80 | 50.60 | 78.60 | 50.90 | 78.40 |
| 2003 | 790 | 8559 | 6750.85 | 97.70 | 98.20 | 79.60 | 97.60 | 79.40 |
| 2004 | 841 | 6698 | 5379.09 | 76.20 | 76.60 | 79.40 | 75.40 | 79.20 |
| 2005 | 822 | 7151 | 5721.10 | 81.60 | 79.60 | 79.40 | 78.90 | 79.20 |
| 2006 | 822 | 8760 | 7104.45 | 100.00 | 99.30 | 80.30 | 98.70 | 80.00 |
| 2007 | 822 | 6363 | 5145.02 | 72.60 | 71.80 | 80.00 | 71.40 | 79.70 |
| 2008 | 817 | 8452 | 6857.25 | 96.20 | 95.40 | 80.60 | 95.60 | 80.30 |
| 2009 | 817 | 7732 | 6063.07 | 88.30 | 91.30 | 81.00 | 84.70 | 80.50 |
| 2010 | 817 | 6815 | 5471.91 | 77.80 | 76.50 | 80.80 | 76.50 | 80.40 |
| 2011 | 817 | 8277 | 6552.52 | 94.50 | 94.00 | 81.30 | 91.60 | 80.80 |
| 2012 | 817 | 8784 | 7125.32 | 100.00 | 99.60 | 81.90 | 99.30 | 81.40 |
| 2013 | 817 | 7174 | 5684.00 | 81.90 | 81.00 | 81.90 | 79.40 | 81.30 |
| 2014 | 817 | 8488 | 6768.62 | 96.90 | 97.70 | 82.40 | 94.60 | 81.80 |
| 2015 | 817 | 6694 | 5344.31 | 76.40 | 76.20 | 82.20 | 74.70 | 81.50 |
| 2016 | 817 | 8613 | 6875.21 | 98.00 | 97.10 | 82.70 | 95.80 | 82.00 |
| 2017 | 817 | 7164 | 5741.56 | 81.80 | 81.00 | 82.60 | 80.20 | 81.90 |
| 2018 | 817 | 8718 | 7059.65 | 99.50 | 99.00 | 83.10 | 98.60 | 82.40 |
| 2019 | 817 | 8224 | 6498.25 | 93.90 | 91.70 | 83.40 | 90.80 | 82.60 |
| 2020 | 817 | 408 | 313.80 | 4.60 | 4.70 | 81.20 | 4.40 | 80.50 |
| 2021 | 817 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 79.00 | 0.00 | 78.40 |
| 2022 | 817 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 77.00 | 0.00 | 76.30 |
| 2023 | 817 | 2759 | 2197.13 | 31.50 | 30.80 | 75.80 | 30.70 | 75.20 |