Details
| Reactor Type | Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor (or PHWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | CANDU 791 |
| Owner | Ontario Power Generation |
| Operator | Bruce Power |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Tuesday, 1 June 1971 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Friday, 17 December 1976 |
| First Grid Connection | Friday, 14 January 1977 |
| Commercial Operation | Thursday, 1 September 1977 |
| Long-term Shutdown | Thursday, 16 October 1997 |
| Restart | Wednesday, 19 September 2012 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 811 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 868 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 2620 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 732 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 740 | 2698 | 1860.70 | 94.50 | 88.40 | 88.40 | 88.00 | 88.00 |
| 1978 | 740 | 6649 | 4152.60 | 76.10 | 72.60 | 76.50 | 64.20 | 70.10 |
| 1979 | 740 | 7334 | 5018.80 | 82.80 | 81.50 | 78.70 | 76.60 | 72.90 |
| 1980 | 740 | 7902 | 5597.50 | 90.00 | 86.20 | 80.90 | 86.10 | 76.90 |
| 1981 | 740 | 8486 | 6253.30 | 96.90 | 96.70 | 84.60 | 96.50 | 81.40 |
| 1982 | 740 | 7884 | 5914.90 | 90.00 | 88.80 | 85.40 | 91.20 | 83.20 |
| 1983 | 740 | 7590 | 5802.80 | 86.60 | 84.80 | 85.30 | 89.50 | 84.20 |
| 1984 | 740 | 8546 | 6457.62 | 97.30 | 94.80 | 86.60 | 99.40 | 86.30 |
| 1985 | 770 | 8349 | 6417.45 | 95.30 | 94.90 | 87.60 | 94.80 | 87.40 |
| 1986 | 770 | 5783 | 4398.02 | 66.00 | 65.30 | 85.10 | 65.20 | 84.90 |
| 1987 | 848 | 5462 | 4087.07 | 62.40 | 60.70 | 82.50 | 55.00 | 81.70 |
| 1988 | 848 | 6066 | 4642.66 | 69.10 | 66.00 | 80.90 | 62.30 | 79.80 |
| 1989 | 848 | 7543 | 5094.78 | 86.10 | 68.70 | 79.80 | 68.60 | 78.80 |
| 1990 | 848 | 4629 | 2451.13 | 52.80 | 33.00 | 76.00 | 33.00 | 75.00 |
| 1991 | 848 | 3467 | 2394.45 | 39.60 | 32.20 | 72.70 | 32.20 | 71.80 |
| 1992 | 848 | 7484 | 4546.54 | 85.20 | 61.00 | 71.80 | 61.00 | 71.00 |
| 1993 | 848 | 6869 | 3389.20 | 78.40 | 45.70 | 70.10 | 45.60 | 69.40 |
| 1994 | 848 | 7094 | 3849.03 | 81.00 | 51.80 | 69.00 | 51.80 | 68.30 |
| 1995 | 848 | 5827 | 3531.45 | 66.50 | 47.50 | 67.80 | 47.50 | 67.10 |
| 1996 | 848 | 7306 | 4326.40 | 83.20 | 58.10 | 67.20 | 58.10 | 66.60 |
| 1997 | 848 | 2254 | 1383.58 | 32.50 | 23.50 | 65.40 | 23.50 | 64.80 |
| 1998 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1999 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2001 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2002 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2003 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2004 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 772 | 1365 | 743.65 | 57.10 | 42.90 | 65.10 | 42.90 | 64.50 |
| 2013 | 772 | 7883 | 5257.07 | 90.00 | 86.00 | 66.10 | 77.70 | 65.10 |
| 2014 | 772 | 7540 | 5630.95 | 86.10 | 85.50 | 66.90 | 83.30 | 65.90 |
| 2015 | 760 | 7711 | 5816.97 | 88.00 | 87.00 | 67.70 | 87.40 | 66.80 |
| 2016 | 760 | 8004 | 6122.17 | 91.10 | 90.40 | 68.60 | 91.70 | 67.80 |
| 2017 | 760 | 8412 | 6434.23 | 96.00 | 95.40 | 69.60 | 96.60 | 68.90 |
| 2018 | 760 | 7046 | 5424.38 | 80.40 | 79.90 | 70.00 | 81.50 | 69.30 |
| 2019 | 760 | 8760 | 6720.15 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 71.00 | 100.90 | 70.40 |
| 2020 | 774 | 8630 | 6658.49 | 98.20 | 98.10 | 72.00 | 97.90 | 71.40 |
| 2021 | 774 | 7075 | 5613.00 | 80.80 | 80.10 | 72.30 | 82.80 | 71.80 |
| 2022 | 774 | 8298 | 6691.27 | 94.70 | 94.40 | 73.00 | 98.70 | 72.60 |
| 2023 | 811 | 8649 | 7022.43 | 98.70 | 98.60 | 73.80 | 101.10 | 73.50 |