Pickering A
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Pickering A is the older, western section of Ontario’s Pickering Nuclear Generating Station, consisting of its original CANDU reactor units.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
CANDU reactor facility
ⓘ
nuclear power station section ⓘ |
| adjacentFacility | Pickering B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedUnit |
Pickering A Unit 1
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pickering A Unit 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Pickering A Unit 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Pickering A Unit 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1966 ⓘ |
| containsReactorUnit |
Pickering A Unit 1
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pickering A Unit 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Pickering A Unit 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Pickering A Unit 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coolant | heavy water (D2O) ⓘ |
| coolingSource | Lake Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| designGeneration | CANDU 450 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstUnitCommissioned | 1971 ⓘ |
| fuelCycle | once-through natural uranium fuel cycle ⓘ |
| fuelType | natural uranium ⓘ |
| gridConnectionTo | Ontario electricity grid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gridConnectionYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| hasContainmentType | pressure tube design ⓘ |
| hasOriginalSection | western section of Pickering Nuclear Generating Station ⓘ |
| hasReactorTechnology | on-power refuelling capability ⓘ |
| isOlderSectionOf | Pickering Nuclear Generating Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Pickering, Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | north shore of Lake Ontario ⓘ |
| moderator | heavy water (D2O) ⓘ |
| netElectricalCapacityPerUnit_MWe | approximately 515 ⓘ |
| numberOfReactorUnits | 4 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Ontario Power Generation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Ontario Power Generation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Pickering Nuclear Generating Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | electricity generation ⓘ |
| province | Ontario ⓘ |
| reactorSupplier | Atomic Energy of Canada Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reactorType |
CANDU
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
pressurized heavy-water reactor ⓘ |
| regulator | Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| safetyFeature | containment systems for radioactive materials ⓘ |
| safetySystem | multiple redundant shutdown systems ⓘ |
| shutdownReasonUnit2 | economic and technical considerations ⓘ |
| shutdownReasonUnit3 | economic and technical considerations ⓘ |
| statusOfUnit1 | in operation (after refurbishment) ⓘ |
| statusOfUnit2 | permanently shut down ⓘ |
| statusOfUnit3 | permanently shut down ⓘ |
| statusOfUnit4 | in operation (after refurbishment) ⓘ |
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