Bruce nuclear power plant

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Bruce nuclear power plant is an operating nuclear power plant in Bruce County, Southwestern Ontario, Ontario, Canada.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level project details for Bruce nuclear power plant

Unit name Status Commissioning year Retirement year Cancellation year Nameplate capacity Reactor type Model Owner Operator
A1 Operating[1] 1977[1] 2042 (planned)[2] 868 MW[1] Pressurized heavy water reactor[1] CANDU 791[1] Ontario Power Generation[1] Bruce Power[1]
A2 Operating[3] 1977[3] 2043 (planned)[2] 836 MW[3] Pressurized heavy water reactor[3] CANDU 791[3] Ontario Power Generation[3] Bruce Power[3]
A3 Operating[4] 1978[4] 2064 (planned)[2] 865 MW[4] Pressurized heavy water reactor[4] CANDU 750A[4] Ontario Power Generation[4] Bruce Power[4]
A4 Operating[5] 1979[5] 2064 (planned)[2] 868 MW[5] Pressurized heavy water reactor[5] CANDU 750A[5] Ontario Power Generation[5] Bruce Power[5]
B5 Operating[6] 1985[6] 2064 (planned)[2] 872 MW[6] Pressurized heavy water reactor[6] CANDU 750B[6] Ontario Power Generation[6] Bruce Power[6]
B6 Operating[7] 1984[7] 2064 (planned)[2] 891 MW[7] Pressurized heavy water reactor[7] CANDU 750B[7] Ontario Power Generation[7] Bruce Power[7]
B7 Operating[8] 1986[8] 2064 (planned)[2] 872 MW[8] Pressurized heavy water reactor[8] CANDU 750B[8] Ontario Power Generation[8] Bruce Power[8]
B8 Operating[9] 1987[9] 2064 (planned)[2] 872 MW[9] Pressurized heavy water reactor[9] CANDU 750B[9] Ontario Power Generation[9] Bruce Power[9]
C1 Cancelled[10] 2009[10] 1000 MW[10] Unknown unknown Bruce Power[10]
C2 Cancelled[10] 2009[10] 1000 MW[10] Unknown unknown Bruce Power[10]
C3 Cancelled[10] 2009[10] 1000 MW[10] Unknown unknown Bruce Power[10]
C4 Cancelled[10] 2009[10] 1000 MW[10] Unknown unknown Bruce Power[10]

Table 2: Additional unit-level timeline details for Bruce nuclear power plant

Unit name Construction start First criticality (more info) First grid connection Commercial operation
A1 June 1, 1971[1] December 17, 1976[1] January 14, 1977[1] September 1, 1977[1]
A2 December 1, 1970[3] July 27, 1976[3] September 4, 1976[3] September 1, 1977[3]
A3 July 1, 1972[4] November 28, 1977[4] December 12, 1977[4] February 1, 1978[4]
A4 September 1, 1972[5] December 10, 1978[5] December 21, 1978[5] January 18, 1979[5]
B5 May 31, 1978[6] November 14, 1984[6] December 1, 1984[6] February 28, 1985[6]
B6 January 1, 1978[7] May 29, 1984[7] June 26, 1984[7] September 14, 1984[7]
B7 May 1, 1979[8] January 7, 1986[8] February 22, 1986[8] April 10, 1986[8]
B8 July 30, 1979[9] February 13, 1987[9] March 7, 1987[9] May 20, 1987[9]

Table 3: Additional unit-level capacity details for Bruce nuclear power plant

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Unit name Reference net capacity Design net capacity Thermal capacity
A1 774 MW[1] 732 MW[1] 2620 MWt[1]
A2 777 MW[3] 732 MW[3] 2620 MWt[3]
A3 770 MW[4] 750 MW[4] 2550 MWt[4]
A4 769 MW[5] 750 MW[5] 2550 MWt[5]
B5 817 MW[6] 822 MW[6] 2832 MWt[6]
B6 817 MW[7] 822 MW[7] 2690 MWt[7]
B7 817 MW[8] 822 MW[8] 2832 MWt[8]
B8 817 MW[9] 795 MW[9] 2690 MWt[9]

Location

Table 4: Unit-level location details for Bruce nuclear power plant

Unit name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
A1 Bruce County, Southwestern Ontario, Ontario, Canada[11] 44.3391, -81.5747 (exact)[11]
A2 Bruce County, Southwestern Ontario, Ontario, Canada[11] 44.3391, -81.5747 (exact)[11]
A3 Bruce County, Southwestern Ontario, Ontario, Canada[11] 44.3391, -81.5747 (exact)[11]
A4 Bruce County, Southwestern Ontario, Ontario, Canada[11] 44.3391, -81.5747 (exact)[11]
B5 Bruce County, Southwestern Ontario, Ontario, Canada[11] 44.319, -81.6027 (exact)[11]
B6 Bruce County, Southwestern Ontario, Ontario, Canada[11] 44.319, -81.6027 (exact)[11]
B7 Bruce County, Southwestern Ontario, Ontario, Canada[11] 44.319, -81.6027 (exact)[11]
B8 Bruce County, Southwestern Ontario, Ontario, Canada[11] 44.319, -81.6027 (exact)[11]
C1 Bruce County, Southwestern Ontario, Ontario, Canada[10][11] 44.3092, -81.5895 (exact)[11][10]
C2 Bruce County, Southwestern Ontario, Ontario, Canada[10][11] 44.3092, -81.5895 (exact)[11][10]
C3 Bruce County, Southwestern Ontario, Ontario, Canada[10][11] 44.3092, -81.5895 (exact)[11][10]
C4 Bruce County, Southwestern Ontario, Ontario, Canada[10][11] 44.3092, -81.5895 (exact)[11][10]

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