Pickering Nuclear Generating Station

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Pickering_Nuclear_Generating_Station
GPTKB entity
Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:nuclear_reactor
gptkbp:annualGeneration about 20 TWh
gptkbp:capacity 3,100 MW
gptkbp:city gptkb:Pickering
gptkbp:commissioned 1971
gptkbp:contributedTo gptkb:Ontario_electricity_grid
gptkbp:coolingSystem heavy water
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:decommissioned 2024
gptkbp:distanceFromToronto about 35 km east
gptkbp:employs over 3,000 people
gptkbp:environmentalImpact required for decommissioning
gptkbp:fuelType natural uranium
gptkbp:gridConnection 1971
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pickering Nuclear Generating Station
gptkbp:largestNuclearPlantInCanada false
gptkbp:latitude 43.8133
gptkbp:location gptkb:Pickering,_Ontario,_Canada
gptkbp:longitude -79.0822
gptkbp:modulatedBy heavy water
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Pickering,_Ontario
gptkbp:notableEvent 1994 heavy water leak
gptkbp:numberOfReactors 8
gptkbp:oneOfOldestNuclearPlantsInCanada true
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Ontario_Power_Generation
gptkbp:owner gptkb:Ontario_Power_Generation
gptkbp:province gptkb:Ontario
gptkbp:reactorsOperational 6
gptkbp:reactorsShutdown 2
gptkbp:reactorSupplier gptkb:Atomic_Energy_of_Canada_Limited
gptkbp:reactorType gptkb:CANDU
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:Canadian_Nuclear_Safety_Commission
gptkbp:safetyUpgrades post-Fukushima improvements
gptkbp:status operational
gptkbp:suppliesElectricityTo gptkb:Greater_Toronto_Area
gptkbp:touredWith offered at information centre
gptkbp:unitNames gptkb:Pickering_A
gptkb:Pickering_B
gptkbp:unitsInPickeringA 4
gptkbp:unitsInPickeringB 4
gptkbp:wasteType on-site storage
gptkbp:website https://www.opg.com/powering-ontario/nuclear/pickering-nuclear/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pickering
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5