Details
| Reactor Type | Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor (or PHWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | CANDU 750B |
| Owner | Ontario Power Generation |
| Operator | Bruce Power |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Monday, 30 July 1979 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Sunday, 15 February 1987 |
| First Grid Connection | Monday, 9 March 1987 |
| Commercial Operation | Friday, 22 May 1987 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 817 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 872 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 2690 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 795 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 837 | 5849 | 3673.23 | 99.90 | 76.60 | 76.60 | 76.40 | 76.40 |
| 1988 | 837 | 7659 | 5958.52 | 87.20 | 86.50 | 82.90 | 81.00 | 79.40 |
| 1989 | 837 | 8661 | 6523.47 | 98.90 | 89.20 | 85.30 | 89.00 | 83.10 |
| 1990 | 860 | 7186 | 5758.67 | 82.00 | 78.10 | 83.30 | 78.00 | 81.60 |
| 1991 | 860 | 8213 | 6932.70 | 93.80 | 92.50 | 85.30 | 92.00 | 84.00 |
| 1992 | 860 | 6587 | 5451.09 | 75.00 | 72.40 | 83.00 | 72.20 | 81.80 |
| 1993 | 860 | 7064 | 4675.90 | 80.60 | 62.30 | 79.80 | 62.10 | 78.80 |
| 1994 | 860 | 8760 | 6443.16 | 100.00 | 86.00 | 80.60 | 85.50 | 79.70 |
| 1995 | 860 | 7876 | 6113.35 | 89.90 | 81.30 | 80.70 | 81.20 | 79.80 |
| 1996 | 860 | 8783 | 6957.82 | 100.00 | 92.10 | 81.90 | 92.10 | 81.10 |
| 1997 | 860 | 8003 | 6346.54 | 91.40 | 84.20 | 82.10 | 84.20 | 81.40 |
| 1998 | 785 | 5368 | 4122.43 | 61.30 | 59.80 | 80.30 | 60.00 | 79.70 |
| 1999 | 785 | 5414 | 4114.43 | 61.80 | 59.80 | 78.80 | 59.80 | 78.20 |
| 2000 | 785 | 8293 | 6530.94 | 94.40 | 93.70 | 79.80 | 94.70 | 79.40 |
| 2001 | 790 | 6852 | 5424.77 | 78.20 | 78.00 | 79.70 | 78.40 | 79.30 |
| 2002 | 790 | 8543 | 6685.96 | 97.50 | 97.00 | 80.80 | 96.60 | 80.40 |
| 2003 | 790 | 6301 | 4959.99 | 71.90 | 71.90 | 80.30 | 71.70 | 79.90 |
| 2004 | 790 | 7374 | 5695.77 | 84.00 | 82.80 | 80.40 | 82.10 | 80.00 |
| 2005 | 790 | 8745 | 6889.22 | 99.80 | 99.40 | 81.40 | 99.60 | 81.00 |
| 2006 | 795 | 6791 | 5283.88 | 77.50 | 76.40 | 81.10 | 76.30 | 80.80 |
| 2007 | 795 | 8341 | 6485.25 | 95.20 | 93.40 | 81.70 | 93.10 | 81.40 |
| 2008 | 782 | 8699 | 6514.39 | 99.00 | 94.30 | 82.30 | 94.80 | 82.00 |
| 2009 | 782 | 6906 | 5266.44 | 78.80 | 80.60 | 82.20 | 76.90 | 81.70 |
| 2010 | 817 | 8760 | 6930.19 | 100.00 | 98.60 | 82.90 | 98.90 | 82.40 |
| 2011 | 817 | 8015 | 6453.40 | 91.50 | 91.40 | 83.20 | 90.20 | 82.80 |
| 2012 | 817 | 7161 | 5682.67 | 81.50 | 85.50 | 83.30 | 79.20 | 82.60 |
| 2013 | 817 | 7141 | 5656.62 | 81.50 | 80.60 | 83.20 | 79.00 | 82.50 |
| 2014 | 817 | 8760 | 6873.54 | 100.00 | 99.90 | 83.80 | 96.00 | 83.00 |
| 2015 | 817 | 8001 | 6288.54 | 91.30 | 90.70 | 84.10 | 87.90 | 83.20 |
| 2016 | 817 | 6291 | 5038.39 | 71.60 | 71.40 | 83.60 | 70.20 | 82.70 |
| 2017 | 817 | 8760 | 6992.50 | 100.00 | 99.70 | 84.20 | 97.70 | 83.20 |
| 2018 | 817 | 6123 | 4816.88 | 69.90 | 67.10 | 83.60 | 67.30 | 82.70 |
| 2019 | 817 | 8760 | 7082.00 | 100.00 | 99.80 | 84.10 | 99.00 | 83.20 |
| 2020 | 817 | 6141 | 4936.59 | 69.90 | 68.70 | 83.60 | 68.80 | 82.80 |
| 2021 | 817 | 8472 | 6880.50 | 96.70 | 95.80 | 84.00 | 96.10 | 83.20 |
| 2022 | 817 | 8616 | 6985.60 | 98.40 | 97.50 | 84.40 | 97.60 | 83.60 |