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
contributesTo Ontario’s low-carbon electricity supply
coolingSource Lake Huron
country Canada
energySourceType nuclear fission
fuelCycle on-site refuelling of CANDU reactors
gridConnection Ontario electricity grid
gridOperator Independent Electricity System Operator
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
locatedIn Bruce County
Ontario
locatedOn Lake Huron
locatedOnShoreOf eastern shore of Lake Huron
nearestCommunity Tiverton, Ontario
notableCharacteristic multi-unit CANDU nuclear station
one of the world’s largest nuclear generating stations by output
numberOfUnits 8
operatedBy Bruce Power
ownedBy Bruce Power
previousOperator Ontario Hydro
previousOwner Ontario Power Generation
primaryFuel uranium
provinceSupplied Ontario
reactorTechnology pressurized heavy-water reactor
reactorType CANDU
region Southwestern Ontario
regulator Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
roleInGrid baseload electricity supplier
safetyStandard Canadian nuclear safety regulations
siteDivision Bruce A
Bruce B
unitsInBruceA 4
unitsInBruceB 4
usesFuelType natural uranium
wasteManagedBy Ontario Power Generation

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Bruce County near Bruce Power nuclear generating station
Bruce Power Nuclear Generating Station ownedBy Bruce Power
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Bruce Power Nuclear Generating Station operatedBy Bruce Power
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