Bruce Power nuclear generating station

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Bruce Power nuclear generating station is one of the world’s largest nuclear power facilities, located on the shores of Lake Huron in Ontario, Canada, and a major supplier of electricity to the province.

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instanceOf electric power facility
nuclear power station
approximateNetCapacity over 6,000 MW
connectedTo Ontario high-voltage transmission network NERFINISHED
contributesTo Ontario’s low-carbon electricity supply
coolingSource Lake Huron NERFINISHED
country Canada
energySourceType nuclear fission
fuelCycle on-site refuelling of CANDU reactors
gridConnection Ontario electricity grid NERFINISHED
gridOperator Independent Electricity System Operator NERFINISHED
hasContainmentType CANDU reactor containment structures
hasEmergencyPlanningZone surrounding communities in Bruce County
hasOnsiteSecurity armed nuclear security personnel
hasOperatorType public–private partnership
hasSafetySystem multiple redundant shutdown systems
hasTransmissionVoltageLevel 230 kV class lines
500 kV class lines
hasWasteType low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste
used nuclear fuel
industry nuclear power generation
isMajorSupplierOf electricity to Ontario
leaseFrom Ontario Power Generation NERFINISHED
locatedIn Bruce County NERFINISHED
Ontario
locatedOn Lake Huron NERFINISHED
locatedOnShoreOf eastern shore of Lake Huron
nearestCommunity Tiverton, Ontario NERFINISHED
notableCharacteristic multi-unit CANDU nuclear station
one of the world’s largest nuclear generating stations by output
numberOfUnits 8
operatedBy Bruce Power NERFINISHED
ownedBy Bruce Power NERFINISHED
previousOperator Ontario Hydro NERFINISHED
previousOwner Ontario Power Generation NERFINISHED
primaryFuel uranium
provinceSupplied Ontario NERFINISHED
reactorTechnology pressurized heavy-water reactor
reactorType CANDU NERFINISHED
region Southwestern Ontario NERFINISHED
regulator Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission NERFINISHED
roleInGrid baseload electricity supplier
safetyStandard Canadian nuclear safety regulations
siteDivision Bruce A NERFINISHED
Bruce B NERFINISHED
unitsInBruceA 4
unitsInBruceB 4
usesFuelType natural uranium
wasteManagedBy Ontario Power Generation NERFINISHED

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Bruce County near Bruce Power nuclear generating station