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 |