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Ontario Power Generation (OPG), a successor company of the former Ontario Hydro, is 100% owned by the Province of Ontario. OPG currently operates Darlington, Pickering A and Pickering B nuclear generating stations.
Pickering A station went into service in 1971 and continued to operate safely until 1997 when it was placed in voluntary lay-up as part of OPG's nuclear improvement program. OPG's Pickering A Restart Project to return the units to service starting in 2003, received approval from the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. Pickering 4 was declared back in service on September 25, 2003 and Pickering 1 went commercial November 3, 2005. Pickering B and Darlington stations are operational. OPG also operated Bruce A and Bruce B nuclear generating stations until May 2001 when they were leased to Bruce Power L.P. Nuclear power stations currently provide about 38% of electricity generated by OPG. Darlington Nuclear Generating Station alone is capable of providing about 20 per cent of Ontario's electricity needs. |
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Unit
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Reactor
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Status
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Capacity (MWe)
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In-Service Date
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Net
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Gross
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Darlington 1
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PHWR CANDU
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Operational
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881
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935
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11/14/1992
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Darlington 2
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PHWR CANDU
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Operational
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881
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935
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10/09/1990
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Darlington 3
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PHWR CANDU
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Operational
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881
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935
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02/14/1993
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Darlington 4
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PHWR CANDU
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Operational
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881
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935
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06/14/1993
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Pickering A: Unit 1
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PHWR CANDU
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Operational
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515
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542
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07/29/1971
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Pickering A: Unit 2
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PHWR CANDU
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Laid Up
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515
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542
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12/30/1971
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Pickering A: Unit 3
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PHWR CANDU
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Laid Up
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515
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542
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06/01/1972
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Pickering A: Unit 4
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PHWR CANDU
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Operational
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515
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542
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06/17/1973
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Pickering B: Unit 5
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PHWR CANDU
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Operational
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516
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540
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05/10/1983
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Pickering B: Unit 6
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PHWR CANDU
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Operational
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516
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540
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02/01/1984
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Pickering B: Unit 7
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PHWR CANDU
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Operational
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516
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540
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01/01/0985
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Pickering B: Unit 8
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PHWR CANDU
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Operational
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516
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540
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02/28/1986
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Total installed capacity
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7,648
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8,068
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Contact Information:
Ontario Power Generation
700 University Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1X6, Canada
Phone: +1 416 592-2555; Fax: +1 416 592-4775
E-mail: investor.relations@opg.com
Information Centre, Darlington Nuclear
Box 4000,
Bowmanville, Ontario
L1C 3Z8, Canada
Phone: +1 905 623-7122
Email: darlingtonnuclear@opg.com
Information Centre, Pickering Nuclear
1675 Montgomery Park Road
P.O. Box 160
Pickering, Ontario
L1V 2R5, Canada
Phone: +1 905 837-7272
E-mail: pickeringnuclear@opg.com
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