Darlington nuclear power plant

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Darlington nuclear power plant is an operating nuclear power plant in Clarington, Durham Region, Golden Horseshoe, Ontario, Canada.

Project Details

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

Unit name Status Commissioning year Cancellation year Nameplate capacity Reactor type Model Owner Operator
1 Operating[1] 1992[1] – 934 MW[1] Pressurized heavy water reactor[1] CANDU 850[1] Ontario Power Generation Inc [100%][1] Ontario Power Generation[1]
2 Operating[2] 1990[2] – 934 MW[2] Pressurized heavy water reactor[2] CANDU 850[2] Ontario Power Generation Inc [100%][2] Ontario Power Generation[2]
3 Operating[3] 1993[3] – 934 MW[3] Pressurized heavy water reactor[3] CANDU 850[3] Ontario Power Generation Inc [100%][3] Ontario Power Generation[3]
4 Operating[4] 1993[4] – 934 MW[4] Pressurized heavy water reactor[4] CANDU 850[4] Ontario Power Generation Inc [100%][4] Ontario Power Generation[4]
5 Cancelled[5] – 2013[5] 1200 MW[5] Pressurized water reactor[6] AP-1000[5] Ontario Power Generation Inc [100%][5] –
6 Cancelled[5] – 2013[5] 1200 MW[5] Pressurized water reactor[6] AP-1000[5] Ontario Power Generation Inc [100%][5] –

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

Unit name Construction start First criticality (more info) First grid connection Commercial operation
1 April 1, 1982[1] October 29, 1990[1] December 19, 1990[1] November 14, 1992[1]
2 September 1, 1981[2] November 5, 1989[2] January 15, 1990[2] October 9, 1990[2]
3 September 1, 1984[3] November 9, 1992[3] December 7, 1992[3] February 14, 1993[3]
4 July 1, 1985[4] March 13, 1993[4] April 17, 1993[4] June 14, 1993[4]

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

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Unit name Reference net capacity Design net capacity Thermal capacity
1 878 MW[1] 881 MW[1] 2776 MWt[1]
2 878 MW[2] 881 MW[2] 2776 MWt[2]
3 878 MW[3] 881 MW[3] 2776 MWt[3]
4 878 MW[4] 881 MW[4] 2776 MWt[4]

Location

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

Unit name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 Clarington, Durham Region, Golden Horseshoe, Ontario, Canada[7] 43.8697, -78.7239 (exact)
2 Clarington, Durham Region, Golden Horseshoe, Ontario, Canada[7] 43.8697, -78.7239 (exact)
3 Clarington, Durham Region, Golden Horseshoe, Ontario, Canada[7] 43.8697, -78.7239 (exact)
4 Clarington, Durham Region, Golden Horseshoe, Ontario, Canada[7] 43.8697, -78.7239 (exact)
5 Clarington, Durham Region, Golden Horseshoe, Ontario, Canada[7] 43.8697, -78.7239 (exact)
6 Clarington, Durham Region, Golden Horseshoe, Ontario, Canada[7] 43.8697, -78.7239 (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/20220522175704/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=43. 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 https://web.archive.org/web/20220522161512/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=44. Archived from the original on 2022-05-22. {{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/20220522164338/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=45. 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/20220522170520/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=46. 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 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)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220811095606/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AP1000. Archived from the original on 2022-08-11. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 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)