Details

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

Timeline

Construction Start Friday, 1 November 1974
First Criticality Saturday, 23 October 1982
First Grid Connection Sunday, 19 December 1982
Commercial Operation Tuesday, 10 May 1983

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 (%)
1982 516 240 11.20 - - - - -
1983 516 6968 3202.40 92.60 90.30 90.30 89.60 89.60
1984 516 7035 3517.52 80.10 77.80 82.80 77.60 82.40
1985 516 6989 3366.50 79.80 77.70 80.90 74.50 79.50
1986 516 8057 4068.64 92.00 90.70 83.60 90.00 82.30
1987 516 7148 3600.10 81.60 79.60 82.70 79.60 81.80
1988 516 8683 4397.16 98.80 97.50 85.30 97.00 84.40
1989 516 6862 3400.76 78.30 75.40 83.80 75.20 83.10
1990 516 7821 3885.00 89.30 86.40 84.20 86.00 83.40
1991 516 5724 2887.06 65.30 64.40 81.90 63.90 81.20
1992 516 2621 1345.25 29.80 29.80 76.50 29.70 75.80
1993 516 8307 3841.81 94.80 85.40 77.30 85.00 76.70
1994 516 6196 3074.41 70.70 68.50 76.60 68.00 76.00
1995 516 7008 3372.87 80.00 74.80 76.40 74.60 75.90
1996 516 6429 3042.63 73.20 67.10 75.70 67.10 75.20
1997 516 7908 3924.89 90.30 86.80 76.50 86.80 76.00
1998 516 7296 3490.58 83.30 77.20 76.60 77.20 76.10
1999 516 5302 2511.57 60.50 55.60 75.30 55.60 74.90
2000 516 5457 2631.49 62.10 58.00 74.30 58.10 73.90
2001 516 5986 2980.21 68.30 65.90 73.90 65.90 73.50
2002 516 5565 2655.74 63.50 58.80 73.10 58.80 72.70
2003 516 6566 3294.96 75.00 69.10 72.90 72.90 72.70
2004 516 8264 4159.81 94.10 92.20 73.80 91.80 73.60
2005 516 4818 2352.79 55.00 52.60 72.90 52.00 72.70
2006 516 8113 4010.87 92.60 89.00 73.50 88.70 73.40
2007 516 5637 2567.59 64.40 57.00 72.90 56.80 72.70
2008 516 8357 4026.82 95.10 88.90 73.50 88.80 73.30
2009 516 6631 3140.88 75.70 69.60 73.30 69.50 73.20
2010 516 7645 3769.85 87.30 83.70 73.70 83.40 73.50
2011 516 4258 1973.46 48.60 43.90 72.70 43.70 72.50
2012 516 8725 4347.31 99.30 96.30 73.50 95.90 73.30
2013 516 5371 2603.23 61.30 58.10 73.00 57.60 72.80
2014 516 8760 4255.09 100.00 94.60 73.70 94.10 73.40
2015 516 5865 2932.28 67.00 65.30 73.40 64.90 73.20
2016 516 8784 4352.12 100.00 96.60 74.10 96.00 73.90
2017 516 5841 2883.68 66.70 64.10 73.80 63.80 73.60
2018 516 8615 4255.38 98.30 94.80 74.40 94.10 74.20
2019 516 5934 2978.82 67.70 66.30 74.20 65.90 73.90
2020 516 8520 4215.36 97.00 93.10 74.70 93.00 74.40
2021 516 6438 3187.45 73.50 70.60 74.60 70.50 74.30
2022 516 4852 2386.74 55.40 53.20 74.00 52.80 73.80
2023 516 8437 4208.08 96.30 93.50 74.50 93.10 74.30

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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