Details

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

Timeline

Construction Start Wednesday, 1 May 1968
First Criticality Wednesday, 16 May 1973
First Grid Connection Monday, 21 May 1973
Commercial Operation Sunday, 17 June 1973
Long-term Shutdown Friday, 2 January 1998
Restart Sunday, 21 September 2003

Specifications

Capacity Net 515 MWe
Capacity Gross 542 MWe
Thermal Capacity 1744 MWt
Design Net Capacity 508 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 (%)
1973 514 4402 2226.60 91.80 90.60 90.60 90.40 90.40
1974 514 8356 4221.00 95.60 94.00 92.80 94.00 92.80
1975 513 2201 1094.20 25.20 24.20 65.60 24.40 65.70
1976 514 6063 3089.00 69.20 68.20 66.40 68.60 66.50
1977 514 7975 4107.20 91.30 90.30 71.70 91.50 72.00
1978 515 7876 4033.90 90.20 89.70 74.90 89.70 75.20
1979 515 8059 4102.20 91.00 91.00 77.40 89.90 77.50
1980 515 7321 3700.50 83.30 81.80 78.00 81.80 78.10
1981 515 8078 4142.00 92.20 91.60 79.60 91.80 79.70
1982 515 8087 4137.90 92.30 91.80 80.90 91.70 81.00
1983 515 8183 4170.20 93.40 92.30 82.00 92.40 82.10
1984 515 7425 3733.30 84.50 82.80 82.00 82.50 82.10
1985 515 6824 3438.86 77.90 77.50 81.70 76.20 81.60
1986 515 7410 3687.37 84.60 83.20 81.80 81.70 81.60
1987 515 7495 3770.41 85.60 84.00 81.90 83.60 81.80
1988 515 6525 3166.17 74.30 70.10 81.20 70.00 81.00
1989 515 5468 2255.49 62.40 50.00 79.30 50.00 79.10
1990 515 2851 1070.83 32.60 23.70 76.10 23.70 76.00
1991 515 5185 2130.76 59.20 47.30 74.60 47.20 74.40
1992 515 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 70.70 0.00 70.60
1993 515 6711 3309.63 76.60 73.80 70.90 73.40 70.70
1994 515 7915 4009.64 90.40 89.50 71.70 88.90 71.60
1995 515 5684 2806.96 64.90 63.30 71.40 62.20 71.20
1996 515 2230 1134.91 25.40 25.10 69.40 25.10 69.20
1997 515 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 66.60 0.00 66.40
1998 - - - - - - - -
1999 - - - - - - - -
2000 - - - - - - - -
2001 - - - - - - - -
2002 - - - - - - - -
2003 515 1880 844.81 82.70 72.30 66.60 72.30 66.40
2004 515 6739 3266.76 76.70 72.10 66.80 72.20 66.60
2005 515 5900 2996.45 67.40 66.40 66.80 66.40 66.60
2006 515 6149 2976.54 70.20 66.00 66.80 66.00 66.60
2007 515 4086 1959.14 46.60 43.40 66.00 43.40 65.80
2008 515 7765 3656.45 88.40 80.80 66.50 80.80 66.30
2009 515 3845 1620.17 43.90 35.90 65.50 35.90 65.30
2010 515 6583 3203.51 75.20 71.10 65.70 71.00 65.50
2011 515 4919 2401.12 56.20 53.30 65.30 53.20 65.10
2012 515 6592 3310.83 75.00 73.40 65.50 73.20 65.40
2013 515 7798 3884.54 89.00 86.30 66.10 86.10 66.00
2014 515 5772 2853.53 65.90 63.30 66.00 63.20 65.90
2015 515 8604 4266.31 98.20 94.70 66.80 94.60 66.70
2016 515 5169 2455.22 58.80 54.30 66.50 54.30 66.40
2017 515 7978 3961.10 91.10 87.90 67.00 87.80 66.90
2018 515 5901 2792.32 67.40 62.10 66.90 61.90 66.80
2019 515 8760 4421.44 100.00 98.20 67.70 98.00 67.50
2020 515 5555 2755.54 63.20 60.90 67.50 60.90 67.40
2021 515 8684 4286.99 99.10 95.10 68.20 95.00 68.00
2022 515 8020 3965.81 91.60 87.90 68.60 87.90 68.50
2023 515 6644 3284.29 75.80 72.90 68.70 72.80 68.60

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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