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 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 Inc [100%][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 Inc [100%][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 Inc [100%][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 Inc [100%][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 Inc [100%][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 Inc [100%][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 Inc [100%][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 Inc [100%][9] Bruce Power[9]
C1 Announced[10] – – 1000 MW[11] Unknown unknown – Bruce Power[11]
C2 Announced[10] – – 1000 MW[11] Unknown unknown – Bruce Power[11]
C3 Announced[10] – – 1000 MW[11] Unknown unknown – Bruce Power[11]
C4 Announced[10] – – 1000 MW[11] Unknown unknown – Bruce Power[11]

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 Retirement date
A1 June 1, 1971[1] December 17, 1976[1] January 14, 1977[1] September 1, 1977[1] 2042 (planned)[2]
A2 December 1, 1970[3] July 27, 1976[3] September 4, 1976[3] September 1, 1977[3] 2043 (planned)[2]
A3 July 1, 1972[4] November 28, 1977[4] December 12, 1977[4] February 1, 1978[4] 2064 (planned)[2]
A4 September 1, 1972[5] December 10, 1978[5] December 21, 1978[5] January 18, 1979[5] 2064 (planned)[2]
B5 May 31, 1978[6] November 14, 1984[6] December 1, 1984[6] February 28, 1985[6] 2064 (planned)[2]
B6 January 1, 1978[7] May 29, 1984[7] June 26, 1984[7] September 14, 1984[7] 2064 (planned)[2]
B7 May 1, 1979[8] January 7, 1986[8] February 22, 1986[8] April 10, 1986[8] 2064 (planned)[2]
B8 July 30, 1979[9] February 13, 1987[9] March 7, 1987[9] May 20, 1987[9] 2064 (planned)[2]

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[12] 44.3391, -81.5747 (exact)
A2 Bruce County, Southwestern Ontario, Ontario, Canada[12] 44.3391, -81.5747 (exact)
A3 Bruce County, Southwestern Ontario, Ontario, Canada[12] 44.3391, -81.5747 (exact)
A4 Bruce County, Southwestern Ontario, Ontario, Canada[12] 44.3391, -81.5747 (exact)
B5 Bruce County, Southwestern Ontario, Ontario, Canada[12] 44.319, -81.6027 (exact)
B6 Bruce County, Southwestern Ontario, Ontario, Canada[12] 44.319, -81.6027 (exact)
B7 Bruce County, Southwestern Ontario, Ontario, Canada[12] 44.319, -81.6027 (exact)
B8 Bruce County, Southwestern Ontario, Ontario, Canada[12] 44.319, -81.6027 (exact)
C1 Bruce County, Southwestern Ontario, Ontario, Canada[13] 44.3092, -81.5895 (exact)
C2 Bruce County, Southwestern Ontario, Ontario, Canada[14] 44.3092, -81.5895 (exact)
C3 Bruce County, Southwestern Ontario, Ontario, Canada[12] 44.3092, -81.5895 (exact)
C4 Bruce County, Southwestern Ontario, Ontario, Canada[12] 44.3092, -81.5895 (exact)

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References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 https://web.archive.org/web/20220522181047/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=53. Archived from the original on 2022-05-22. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 https://web.archive.org/web/20230829155136/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Nuclear_Generating_Station. Archived from the original on 2023-08-29. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 https://web.archive.org/web/20220522163042/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=54. Archived from the original on 2022-05-22. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 https://web.archive.org/web/20220522162740/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=30. Archived from the original on 2022-05-22. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 https://web.archive.org/web/20220522165417/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=31. Archived from the original on 2022-05-22. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 https://web.archive.org/web/20220522174439/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=38. Archived from the original on 2022-05-22. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 https://web.archive.org/web/20220522181124/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=39. Archived from the original on 2022-05-22. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 https://web.archive.org/web/20220522170359/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=41. Archived from the original on 2022-05-22. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ 9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10 9.11 9.12 9.13 https://web.archive.org/web/20220522173244/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=42. Archived from the original on 2022-05-22. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 https://iaac-aeic.gc.ca/050/evaluations/proj/88771?culture=en-CA. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20230519184355/https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/country-profiles/countries-a-f/canada-nuclear-power.aspx. Archived from the original on 2023-05-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ↑ 12.00 12.01 12.02 12.03 12.04 12.05 12.06 12.07 12.08 12.09 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125091319/https://datasets.wri.org/dataset/globalpowerplantdatabase. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ↑ WRI-Global-Power-Plant-Data
  14. ↑ WRI-Global-Power-Plant-Data


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