Details

Reactor Type Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor (or PHWR)
Model CANDU 500B
Owner Ontario Power Generation
Operator Ontario Power Generation

Timeline

Construction Start Monday, 1 March 1976
First Criticality Monday, 22 October 1984
First Grid Connection Saturday, 17 November 1984
Commercial Operation Tuesday, 1 January 1985

Specifications

Capacity Net 516 MWe
Capacity Gross 540 MWe
Thermal Capacity 1744 MWt
Design Net Capacity 516 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 516 861 312.70 - - - - -
1985 516 8277 4093.95 94.50 92.60 92.60 90.60 90.60
1986 516 7002 3373.30 79.90 75.20 83.90 74.60 82.60
1987 516 8642 4339.89 98.60 96.00 88.00 96.00 87.10
1988 516 8519 4340.42 97.00 95.40 89.80 95.80 89.20
1989 516 6939 3408.69 79.20 75.40 86.90 75.40 86.50
1990 516 7420 3500.80 84.70 77.70 85.40 77.40 85.00
1991 516 8436 4258.77 96.30 94.50 86.70 94.20 86.30
1992 516 7349 3727.45 83.70 82.40 86.20 82.20 85.80
1993 516 8760 4415.95 100.00 99.00 87.60 97.70 87.10
1994 516 7386 3709.91 84.30 83.40 87.20 82.10 86.60
1995 516 8140 4056.79 92.90 90.00 87.40 89.80 86.90
1996 516 4416 2050.69 50.30 45.40 83.90 45.20 83.40
1997 516 6208 2936.16 70.90 65.00 82.50 65.00 82.00
1998 516 6495 3084.73 74.10 68.20 81.40 68.20 81.00
1999 516 8751 4433.82 99.90 98.00 82.60 98.10 82.20
2000 516 4445 2099.00 50.60 46.30 80.30 46.30 79.90
2001 516 7968 4020.78 91.00 88.70 80.80 89.00 80.40
2002 516 8538 4246.89 97.50 93.80 81.50 94.00 81.20
2003 516 3811 1790.66 43.50 39.70 79.30 39.60 79.00
2004 516 6127 3116.06 69.80 68.90 78.80 68.80 78.50
2005 516 8658 4390.76 98.80 97.40 79.70 97.10 79.40
2006 516 5311 2652.57 60.60 59.10 78.70 58.70 78.40
2007 516 7540 3667.91 86.10 81.70 78.90 81.20 78.60
2008 516 3084 1530.27 35.10 34.00 77.00 33.80 76.70
2009 516 8492 4229.46 96.90 94.10 77.70 93.60 77.40
2010 516 5895 2920.66 67.30 64.80 77.20 64.60 76.90
2011 516 8673 4337.70 99.00 96.60 77.90 96.00 77.60
2012 516 5965 2920.02 67.90 64.80 77.40 64.40 77.10
2013 516 8760 4264.55 100.00 94.40 78.00 94.40 77.70
2014 516 5489 2783.08 62.70 62.00 77.50 61.60 77.20
2015 516 8336 4171.04 95.20 92.60 78.00 92.30 77.60
2016 516 5574 2803.59 63.50 62.00 77.50 61.80 77.20
2017 516 7512 3751.37 85.80 83.10 77.60 83.00 77.30
2018 516 8687 4377.16 99.20 96.70 78.20 96.80 77.90
2019 516 6131 3132.65 70.00 68.50 77.90 69.30 77.70
2020 516 8321 4316.41 94.70 94.00 78.40 95.20 78.20
2021 516 5532 2840.99 63.20 62.10 77.90 62.80 77.70
2022 516 7970 4161.58 91.00 90.50 78.20 92.10 78.10
2023 516 8340 4324.26 95.20 94.40 78.70 95.70 78.60

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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