Bruce Power

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Canada’s first private nuclear generator, and one of Ontario's largest independent power generators. Bruce Power is a partnership between Cameco Corporation, TransCanada Corporation, and BPC Generation Infrastructure Trust - a trust established by the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System, the Power Workers’ Union and The Society of Energy Professionals. [1]

The consortium was established at the end of 2002 to acquire British Energy's share in Bruce Power. [2]


Bruce Power is the licensed operator of the Bruce A and Bruce B nuclear generating stations, located on Lake Huron, approximately 250 kilometres northwest of Toronto.

Bruce Power entered into a lease agreement with Ontario Power Generation in 2001 to operate the Bruce A and B nuclear generating stations. The lease is for a period of 18 years, with an option to renew up to a further 25 years. The four nuclear reactors on Bruce B have a total net capacity of over 2200MW. Bruce A units were laid up in the period of 1996-98. A program to restart two of the four units (Units 3 and 4) began in 2001, and both are now back in service. Agreement to refurbish Bruce A Units 1 and 2 was finalized in October 2005 and it expected to take 5 years. [3]

Bruce Power is a member of the World Nuclear Association. [4]

Notes

  1. Bruce Power website, accessed November, 2007.
  2. Bruce Power Press Release, 23 December, 2002.
  3. Candu Owners Group website, accessed November, 2007.
  4. World Nuclear Association List of Members, WNA Website Accessed November, 2007.