Details

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

Timeline

Construction Start Wednesday, 1 September 1976
First Criticality Tuesday, 17 December 1985
First Grid Connection Tuesday, 21 January 1986
Commercial Operation Friday, 28 February 1986

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 (%)
1986 516 8086 3792.31 97.70 96.30 96.30 95.70 95.70
1987 516 7585 3759.36 86.60 83.30 89.20 83.20 88.90
1988 516 7296 3710.38 83.10 82.20 86.80 81.90 86.40
1989 516 8569 4295.19 97.80 95.40 89.00 95.00 88.60
1990 516 6743 3014.65 77.00 66.60 84.40 66.70 84.10
1991 516 8759 4484.97 100.00 98.90 86.90 99.20 86.70
1992 516 8280 4211.99 94.30 93.00 87.80 92.90 87.60
1993 516 7233 3670.54 82.60 81.70 87.00 81.20 86.80
1994 516 8579 4341.88 97.90 96.80 88.10 96.10 87.80
1995 516 8066 4012.08 92.10 89.00 88.20 88.80 87.90
1996 516 2597 1300.26 29.60 28.70 82.70 28.70 82.50
1997 516 995 360.81 11.30 8.00 76.40 8.00 76.20
1998 516 7009 3493.62 80.00 77.30 76.40 77.30 76.20
1999 516 7077 3509.06 80.80 77.60 76.50 77.60 76.30
2000 516 5508 2711.21 62.70 59.90 75.40 59.80 75.20
2001 516 6999 3502.19 79.90 77.50 75.50 77.50 75.40
2002 516 7244 3605.36 82.70 80.00 75.80 79.80 75.60
2003 516 8026 3921.29 91.60 86.90 76.40 86.80 76.20
2004 516 5182 2489.46 59.00 55.10 75.30 54.90 75.10
2005 516 8431 4195.24 96.20 93.40 76.20 92.80 76.00
2006 516 5853 2908.54 66.80 64.80 75.70 64.40 75.40
2007 516 8015 3843.21 91.50 85.50 76.10 85.00 75.90
2008 516 6116 2918.75 69.60 64.40 75.60 64.40 75.40
2009 516 8520 4115.23 97.30 91.00 76.20 91.00 76.00
2010 516 6427 3081.07 73.40 68.20 75.90 68.20 75.70
2011 516 8345 4051.72 95.30 89.60 76.40 89.60 76.30
2012 516 5967 2936.38 67.90 64.90 76.00 64.80 75.80
2013 516 7979 3879.06 91.10 86.00 76.40 85.80 76.20
2014 516 5223 2411.29 59.60 53.30 75.60 53.40 75.40
2015 516 8440 4289.30 96.40 94.90 76.20 94.90 76.00
2016 516 4367 2197.88 49.70 48.40 75.30 48.50 75.20
2017 516 7787 3870.80 88.90 85.70 75.60 85.60 75.50
2018 516 5427 2626.93 62.00 58.10 75.10 58.10 75.00
2019 516 8571 4363.55 97.80 96.40 75.70 96.50 75.60
2020 516 8022 4070.63 91.30 89.90 76.10 89.80 76.00
2021 516 4932 2459.85 56.30 54.50 75.50 54.40 75.40
2022 516 7789 3941.06 88.90 87.40 75.90 87.20 75.70
2023 516 5280 2630.89 60.30 58.30 75.40 58.20 75.30

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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