Details
Reactor Type | Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor (or PHWR) |
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Model | CANDU 750B |
Owner | Ontario Power Generation |
Operator | Bruce Power |
Timeline
Construction Start | Tuesday, 1 May 1979 |
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First Criticality | Tuesday, 7 January 1986 |
First Grid Connection | Saturday, 22 February 1986 |
Commercial Operation | Thursday, 10 April 1986 |
Specifications
Capacity Net | 817 MWe |
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Capacity Gross | 872 MWe |
Thermal Capacity | 2832 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 (%) |
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1986 | 837 | 6957 | 5256.62 | 97.60 | 89.80 | 89.80 | 89.70 | 89.70 |
1987 | 837 | 8489 | 6288.05 | 96.90 | 85.90 | 87.60 | 85.80 | 87.40 |
1988 | 860 | 6636 | 4866.19 | 75.60 | 74.80 | 82.90 | 65.40 | 79.40 |
1989 | 860 | 8632 | 7280.79 | 98.50 | 96.40 | 86.60 | 96.60 | 84.00 |
1990 | 860 | 8065 | 6659.40 | 92.10 | 88.50 | 87.00 | 88.40 | 85.00 |
1991 | 860 | 6835 | 5733.63 | 78.00 | 76.30 | 85.10 | 76.10 | 83.40 |
1992 | 860 | 7589 | 6413.41 | 86.40 | 85.10 | 85.10 | 84.90 | 83.60 |
1993 | 860 | 8760 | 5802.33 | 100.00 | 78.10 | 84.20 | 77.00 | 82.80 |
1994 | 860 | 7577 | 5496.71 | 86.50 | 73.20 | 82.90 | 73.00 | 81.60 |
1995 | 860 | 8092 | 6285.10 | 92.40 | 83.50 | 83.00 | 83.40 | 81.80 |
1996 | 860 | 7000 | 5475.68 | 79.70 | 72.60 | 82.00 | 72.50 | 81.00 |
1997 | 860 | 7874 | 6154.48 | 89.90 | 81.70 | 82.00 | 81.70 | 81.00 |
1998 | 785 | 6474 | 4990.76 | 73.90 | 72.40 | 81.30 | 72.60 | 80.40 |
1999 | 785 | 8208 | 6315.74 | 93.70 | 91.80 | 82.00 | 91.80 | 81.20 |
2000 | 785 | 6790 | 5322.68 | 77.30 | 76.90 | 81.70 | 77.20 | 80.90 |
2001 | 790 | 8760 | 7026.30 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 82.80 | 101.50 | 82.20 |
2002 | 790 | 6121 | 4819.35 | 69.90 | 69.50 | 82.00 | 69.60 | 81.40 |
2003 | 790 | 8592 | 6730.24 | 98.10 | 97.70 | 82.90 | 97.20 | 82.30 |
2004 | 790 | 8188 | 6428.77 | 93.20 | 92.80 | 83.40 | 92.60 | 82.80 |
2005 | 806 | 6310 | 4890.45 | 72.00 | 70.20 | 82.70 | 70.10 | 82.20 |
2006 | 822 | 8486 | 6740.47 | 96.90 | 94.80 | 83.30 | 94.40 | 82.80 |
2007 | 822 | 8570 | 6969.91 | 97.80 | 97.10 | 83.90 | 96.80 | 83.40 |
2008 | 817 | 7101 | 5763.74 | 80.80 | 79.90 | 83.80 | 80.30 | 83.30 |
2009 | 817 | 8144 | 6475.33 | 93.00 | 97.90 | 84.30 | 90.50 | 83.60 |
2010 | 817 | 8610 | 6726.64 | 98.30 | 93.70 | 84.70 | 94.00 | 84.00 |
2011 | 817 | 7137 | 5761.53 | 81.50 | 80.70 | 84.60 | 80.50 | 83.90 |
2012 | 817 | 8731 | 7055.97 | 99.40 | 99.60 | 85.10 | 98.30 | 84.40 |
2013 | 817 | 8758 | 7003.57 | 100.00 | 99.40 | 85.60 | 97.90 | 84.90 |
2014 | 817 | 7113 | 5479.21 | 81.20 | 80.70 | 85.50 | 76.60 | 84.60 |
2015 | 817 | 8029 | 6324.10 | 91.70 | 91.50 | 85.70 | 88.40 | 84.70 |
2016 | 817 | 6332 | 4983.38 | 72.10 | 71.90 | 85.20 | 69.40 | 84.20 |
2017 | 817 | 8431 | 6643.16 | 96.20 | 96.30 | 85.60 | 92.80 | 84.50 |
2018 | 817 | 8715 | 7116.79 | 99.50 | 99.00 | 86.00 | 99.40 | 85.00 |
2019 | 817 | 6036 | 4849.09 | 68.90 | 68.30 | 85.40 | 67.80 | 84.40 |
2020 | 817 | 8664 | 7036.81 | 98.60 | 98.00 | 85.80 | 98.00 | 84.80 |
2021 | 817 | 7264 | 5948.95 | 82.90 | 82.70 | 85.70 | 83.10 | 84.80 |
2022 | 817 | 8208 | 6676.03 | 93.70 | 92.90 | 85.90 | 93.30 | 85.00 |
2023 | 817 | 8760 | 7176.72 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 86.30 | 100.30 | 85.40 |