Details
| Reactor Type | Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor (or PHWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | CANDU 750B |
| Owner | Ontario Power Generation |
| Operator | Bruce Power |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Wednesday, 31 May 1978 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Thursday, 15 November 1984 |
| First Grid Connection | Sunday, 2 December 1984 |
| Commercial Operation | Friday, 1 March 1985 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 817 MWe |
|---|---|
| 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 795 | 510 | 187.32 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1985 | 815 | 7163 | 5464.16 | 86.10 | 85.90 | 85.90 | 84.20 | 84.20 |
| 1986 | 835 | 8675 | 7078.03 | 99.00 | 96.70 | 91.80 | 96.80 | 91.20 |
| 1987 | 835 | 7197 | 5730.15 | 82.20 | 78.20 | 87.00 | 78.30 | 86.60 |
| 1988 | 860 | 7824 | 6673.56 | 89.10 | 88.50 | 87.40 | 88.30 | 87.10 |
| 1989 | 860 | 8589 | 7130.76 | 98.00 | 94.10 | 88.80 | 94.60 | 88.70 |
| 1990 | 860 | 6656 | 5534.66 | 76.00 | 73.50 | 86.20 | 73.50 | 86.00 |
| 1991 | 860 | 8130 | 6769.63 | 92.80 | 90.30 | 86.80 | 89.90 | 86.60 |
| 1992 | 860 | 7636 | 6452.05 | 86.90 | 85.80 | 86.60 | 85.40 | 86.40 |
| 1993 | 860 | 7457 | 5118.34 | 85.10 | 68.10 | 84.50 | 67.90 | 84.30 |
| 1994 | 860 | 7671 | 5629.34 | 87.60 | 75.00 | 83.50 | 74.70 | 83.30 |
| 1995 | 860 | 7859 | 6125.27 | 89.70 | 81.40 | 83.30 | 81.30 | 83.10 |
| 1996 | 860 | 7153 | 5767.61 | 81.40 | 76.40 | 82.80 | 76.40 | 82.60 |
| 1997 | 860 | 8148 | 6388.27 | 93.00 | 84.80 | 82.90 | 84.80 | 82.70 |
| 1998 | 785 | 7305 | 5623.11 | 83.40 | 81.70 | 82.80 | 81.80 | 82.70 |
| 1999 | 785 | 6719 | 5281.90 | 76.70 | 76.60 | 82.40 | 76.80 | 82.30 |
| 2000 | 785 | 8719 | 6908.74 | 99.30 | 99.10 | 83.40 | 100.20 | 83.40 |
| 2001 | 790 | 6220 | 4902.08 | 71.00 | 70.90 | 82.70 | 70.80 | 82.70 |
| 2002 | 790 | 7630 | 5993.14 | 87.10 | 86.30 | 82.90 | 86.60 | 82.90 |
| 2003 | 790 | 6783 | 5302.51 | 77.40 | 77.30 | 82.60 | 76.60 | 82.60 |
| 2004 | 790 | 7543 | 5889.11 | 85.90 | 85.10 | 82.70 | 84.90 | 82.70 |
| 2005 | 790 | 6678 | 5109.63 | 76.20 | 74.10 | 82.40 | 73.80 | 82.30 |
| 2006 | 795 | 8694 | 6723.49 | 99.20 | 96.80 | 83.00 | 95.90 | 82.90 |
| 2007 | 795 | 8760 | 6710.89 | 100.00 | 97.20 | 83.60 | 96.40 | 83.40 |
| 2008 | 817 | 6943 | 5596.97 | 79.00 | 78.00 | 83.40 | 78.00 | 83.20 |
| 2009 | 817 | 8597 | 6826.70 | 98.10 | 97.90 | 83.90 | 95.40 | 83.70 |
| 2010 | 817 | 8368 | 6699.69 | 95.50 | 94.00 | 84.30 | 93.60 | 84.10 |
| 2011 | 817 | 7666 | 6149.76 | 87.50 | 86.80 | 84.40 | 85.90 | 84.10 |
| 2012 | 817 | 8690 | 6927.64 | 98.90 | 98.20 | 84.90 | 96.50 | 84.60 |
| 2013 | 817 | 8141 | 6421.79 | 92.90 | 92.00 | 85.20 | 89.70 | 84.80 |
| 2014 | 817 | 7487 | 5859.11 | 85.50 | 84.60 | 85.10 | 81.90 | 84.70 |
| 2015 | 817 | 7978 | 6180.84 | 91.10 | 90.60 | 85.30 | 86.40 | 84.70 |
| 2016 | 817 | 8613 | 6742.40 | 98.00 | 97.40 | 85.70 | 94.00 | 85.00 |
| 2017 | 817 | 6394 | 5034.08 | 73.00 | 72.40 | 85.30 | 70.30 | 84.60 |
| 2018 | 817 | 8760 | 7076.65 | 100.00 | 99.40 | 85.70 | 98.90 | 85.00 |
| 2019 | 817 | 6173 | 4865.80 | 70.50 | 69.70 | 85.20 | 68.00 | 84.50 |
| 2020 | 817 | 7682 | 6227.87 | 87.40 | 87.10 | 85.30 | 86.80 | 84.60 |
| 2021 | 817 | 8760 | 7138.88 | 100.00 | 99.60 | 85.70 | 99.80 | 85.00 |
| 2022 | 817 | 6776 | 5465.11 | 77.40 | 76.40 | 85.40 | 76.40 | 84.80 |
| 2023 | 817 | 8527 | 6928.71 | 97.30 | 97.20 | 85.70 | 96.80 | 85.10 |