Bruce Nuclear Generating Station
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Bruce B Nuclear Generating Station
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 Location of Bruce Nuclear Generating Station in Ontario
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| Country | Canada |
| Location | Kincardine, Bruce County, Ontario |
| Coordinates | 44°19′31″N 81°35′58″W / 44.32528°N 81.59944°WCoordinates: 44°19′31″N 81°35′58″W / 44.32528°N 81.59944°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1970–1987 |
| Commission date | 1977 |
| Construction cost | $1.8 billion CAD (A station) $6 billion CAD (B station) |
| Owner(s) | Ontario Power Generation (OPG) |
| Operator(s) | Bruce Power |
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| Reactor type | CANDU |
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| Units operational | 8 total: 4 × 779 MW (A 1–4) 4 × 817 MW (B 1–4) |
| Units decommissioned | 1 (Douglas Point) |
| Nameplate capacity | 6,384 MW |
| Capacity factor | 85.17% |
| Annual output | 47,630 GWh |
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Website Bruce Power |
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Bruce Nuclear Generating Station is a nuclear power station located on the eastern shore of Lake Huron, in the communities of Inverhuron and Tiverton, Ontario in Canada. It occupies 932 ha (2300 acres) of land. The facility derives its name from Bruce County in which it is located, in the former Bruce Township. It is the largest nuclear generating station in the world by total reactor count, the number of currently operational reactors, and total output.
Formerly known as the Bruce Nuclear Power Development (BNPD), the facility was constructed in stages between 1970 and 1987 by the provincial Crown corporation, Ontario Hydro. In April 1999 Ontario Hydro was split into 5 component Crown corporations with Ontario Power Generation (OPG) taking over all electrical generating stations. In June 2000, OPG entered into a long term lease agreement with private sector consortium Bruce Power to take over operation of the Bruce station. In May 2001, Bruce Power began operations. The lease is for 18 years (until 2019) with an option to extend a further 25 years (to 2044).
The Bruce station is the largest operating nuclear facility in the world by total reactor count, the number of currently operational reactors, and total output (the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant in Japan has a larger output capacity but is not currently operating), having a total of 8 CANDU nuclear reactors with a combined output of 6,384 MWe net (7,276 MWe gross) when all units are online. The Bruce station has three double-circuit 500 kV transmission lines going out of it to feed the major load centres in southern Ontario, in addition to three double-circuit 230 kV lines serving the local area.
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