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BRUCE-4
Operational
Reactor Details
Reactor Type
Model
Owner
Operator
PHWR
CANDU 750A
Ontario Power Generation
Bruce Power
Reference Unit Power (Net Capacity)
Design Net Capacity
Gross Capacity
Thermal Capacity
807
MW
e
750
MW
e
868
MW
e
2550
MW
t
Construction Start Date
First Criticality Date
01 Sep, 1972
10 Dec, 1978
First Grid Connection
Commercial Operation Date
Suspended Operation Date
End of Suspended Operation Date
21 Dec, 1978
18 Jan, 1979
16 Mar, 1998
07 Oct, 2003
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
Energy Availability Factor
Operation Factor
Energy Unavailability Factor
Load Factor
190.13 TW.h
74.7 %
79.4 %
25.3 %
74.6 %
Lifetime performance calculated up to year
2023
Operating History
Year
Electricity Supplied
[GW.h]
Reference Unit Power
[MW]
Annual Time On Line
[h]
Operation Factor
[%]
Energy Availability Factor
[%]
Load Factor
[%]
Annual
Cumulative
Annual
Cumulative
1978
Data from a trial operation not provided
1979
4966.400
740
7084
84.2
84.2
84.2
79.6
79.6
1980
4945.100
740
6962
79.3
76.1
80.0
76.1
77.8
1981
5753.500
740
7874
89.9
89.1
83.1
88.8
81.5
1982
6050.200
740
8150
93.0
92.2
85.4
93.3
84.6
1983
6407.400
740
8345
95.3
94.2
87.2
98.8
87.5
1984
6664.640
740
8625
98.2
97.8
89.0
102.5
90.0
1985
4995.160
808
6518
74.4
73.2
86.6
72.3
87.3
1986
6891.570
848
8644
98.7
92.8
87.5
92.8
88.1
1987
5044.990
848
6366
72.7
67.9
85.1
67.9
85.6
1988
4663.680
848
5997
68.3
65.7
82.9
62.6
83.0
1989
5584.210
848
7290
83.2
75.3
82.2
75.2
82.3
1990
3533.030
848
4611
52.6
47.5
79.1
47.6
79.2
1991
5940.700
848
7955
90.8
79.9
79.1
80.0
79.2
1992
5843.370
848
8070
91.9
78.4
79.1
78.4
79.2
1993
350.090
848
527
6.0
4.7
73.8
4.7
73.9
1994
3655.980
848
7206
82.3
49.3
72.2
49.2
72.2
1995
3034.920
848
5024
57.4
40.9
70.2
40.9
70.3
1996
5296.280
848
8686
98.9
71.2
70.3
71.1
70.3
1997
2923.050
848
4968
56.7
39.4
68.6
39.4
68.6
1998
12.340
848
45
2.5
0.8
67.8
0.8
67.9
1999
Data Not Available - Suspended Operation
2000
"
2001
"
2002
"
2003
934.470
769
802
36.3
100.0
68.2
55.0
67.7
2004
5418.780
750
7469
85.0
83.4
68.9
82.1
68.4
2005
5499.120
750
7469
85.3
83.7
69.6
83.7
69.0
2006
5308.220
750
7261
82.9
80.8
70.0
80.8
69.5
2007
5250.980
750
7298
83.3
80.2
70.4
79.9
69.9
2008
5504.430
734
7603
86.6
84.9
71.0
85.4
70.5
2009
4907.550
730
7014
80.1
76.9
71.2
76.7
70.8
2010
5976.180
730
8360
95.4
94.1
72.0
93.4
71.5
2011
6259.240
730
8670
99.0
98.7
72.9
97.9
72.4
2012
3700.410
730
5137
58.5
58.3
72.4
57.7
72.0
2013
4131.320
730
5778
66.0
63.4
72.1
64.6
71.7
2014
6027.760
730
8243
94.1
99.4
73.0
94.3
72.4
2015
4503.600
750
6069
69.3
68.3
72.8
68.6
72.3
2016
5731.380
750
7511
85.5
85.2
73.2
87.0
72.7
2017
6188.100
750
8262
94.3
93.8
73.8
94.2
73.3
2018
4638.810
750
6146
70.2
69.1
73.6
70.6
73.3
2019
6115.210
750
8168
93.2
92.9
74.2
93.1
73.8
2020
4506.100
769
5775
65.7
65.2
73.9
66.7
73.6
2021
6922.000
769
8760
100.0
100.0
74.6
102.8
74.4
2022
4701.860
769
6006
68.6
67.9
74.4
69.8
74.3
2023
5895.120
807
7775
88.8
84.2
74.7
85.4
74.6
Performance indicators are calculated from the Commercial Operation Date.
Above data generated by the PRIS database. Last update on 2024-09-18
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