Darlington Nuclear Generating Station

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Darlington_Nuclear_Generating_Station
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:nuclear_reactor
gptkbp:annualGeneration about 31 TWh
gptkbp:capacity 3,512 MW
gptkbp:commissioned 1990
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 1981
gptkbp:coolingSource gptkb:Lake_Ontario
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Atomic_Energy_of_Canada_Limited
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Ontario_Power_Generation
gptkbp:employs over 2,000 people
gptkbp:expansion small modular reactor (SMR) project
gptkbp:fuelType natural uranium
gptkbp:gridConnection 1990
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Darlington Nuclear Generating Station
gptkbp:latitude 43.893
gptkbp:location gptkb:Clarington,_Ontario,_Canada
gptkbp:longitude -78.721
gptkbp:notableFor one of the largest nuclear power plants in Canada
gptkbp:numberOfReactors 4
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Ontario_Power_Generation
gptkbp:owner gptkb:Ontario_Power_Generation
gptkbp:province gptkb:Ontario
gptkbp:reactorType gptkb:CANDU
gptkbp:refurbishmentExpectedCompletion 2026
gptkbp:refurbishmentStart 2016
gptkbp:safetyUpgrades post-Fukushima improvements
gptkbp:SMRProjectAnnounced 2021
gptkbp:SMRType gptkb:GE_Hitachi_BWRX-300_(planned)
gptkbp:status operational
gptkbp:suppliesElectricityTo gptkb:Ontario_electricity_grid
gptkbp:usedFor electricity generation
gptkbp:wasteType on-site storage
gptkbp:website https://www.opg.com/powering-ontario/nuclear/darlington-nuclear/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Clarington
gptkb:CANDU_reactor
gptkb:Ontario_Power_Generation
gptkb:CANDU_Reactor
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6