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PICKERING-1
Operational
Reactor Details
Reactor Type
Model
Owner
Operator
PHWR
CANDU 500A
Ontario Power Generation
Ontario Power Generation
Reference Unit Power (Net Capacity)
Design Net Capacity
Gross Capacity
Thermal Capacity
515
MW
e
508
MW
e
542
MW
e
1744
MW
t
Construction Start Date
First Criticality Date
01 Jun, 1966
25 Feb, 1971
First Grid Connection
Commercial Operation Date
Suspended Operation Date
End of Suspended Operation Date
04 Apr, 1971
29 Jul, 1971
31 Dec, 1997
26 Sep, 2005
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
Energy Availability Factor
Operation Factor
Energy Unavailability Factor
Load Factor
134.91 TW.h
68.5 %
70.0 %
31.5 %
66.6 %
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
1971
2302.300
514
4829
78.2
100.0
100.0
80.4
80.4
1972
2207.900
514
4117
46.9
100.0
100.0
48.9
58.2
1973
4222.400
514
8523
95.7
94.0
97.5
92.3
72.4
1974
3232.000
514
6979
79.9
71.9
90.1
72.0
72.3
1975
3592.800
512
7234
82.8
80.2
87.8
80.3
74.1
1976
4169.700
514
8136
92.9
92.7
88.8
92.6
77.5
1977
3852.800
514
7545
86.4
85.8
88.3
85.8
78.8
1978
4273.700
515
8359
95.7
95.1
89.2
95.0
81.0
1979
3781.400
515
7554
85.3
85.3
88.7
82.9
81.2
1980
3356.900
515
6640
75.6
73.7
87.1
74.2
80.4
1981
3947.700
515
7795
89.0
88.0
87.2
87.5
81.1
1982
3499.300
515
6915
78.9
77.8
86.4
77.6
80.8
1983
3070.800
515
6101
69.6
68.1
84.9
68.1
79.8
1984
0.000
515
0
0.0
0.0
78.6
0.0
73.8
1985
0.000
515
0
0.0
0.0
73.1
0.0
68.7
1986
0.000
515
0
0.0
0.0
68.4
0.0
64.3
1987
832.790
515
1981
22.6
17.4
65.3
18.5
61.5
1988
3986.480
515
8224
93.6
89.1
66.7
88.1
63.0
1989
3222.130
515
6943
79.3
72.6
67.0
71.4
63.5
1990
3041.750
515
7435
84.9
70.6
67.2
67.4
63.7
1991
3051.080
515
6525
74.5
67.8
67.2
67.6
63.9
1992
2919.960
515
5798
66.0
65.4
67.1
64.6
63.9
1993
3451.160
515
6908
78.9
78.4
67.6
76.5
64.4
1994
897.640
515
1835
21.0
20.1
65.6
19.9
62.6
1995
2013.230
515
4234
48.3
44.8
64.7
44.6
61.8
1996
3011.760
515
6202
70.6
66.8
64.8
66.6
62.0
1997
3950.800
515
8205
94.7
89.7
65.8
88.5
63.0
1998
Data Not Available - Suspended Operation
1999
"
2000
"
2001
"
2002
"
2003
"
2004
"
2005
584.960
515
1230
55.7
95.9
66.0
51.4
62.9
2006
3470.490
515
7260
82.9
77.0
66.4
76.9
63.4
2007
1750.260
515
3447
39.4
38.9
65.5
38.8
62.5
2008
2792.100
515
6221
70.8
61.7
65.4
61.7
62.5
2009
4108.770
515
8436
96.3
91.2
66.2
91.1
63.4
2010
2376.130
515
4983
56.9
52.7
65.8
52.7
63.1
2011
3669.170
515
7382
84.3
81.5
66.2
81.3
63.7
2012
2912.370
515
5799
66.0
64.5
66.2
64.4
63.7
2013
2074.980
515
4344
49.6
46.0
65.6
46.0
63.2
2014
3871.290
515
7855
89.7
86.1
66.2
85.8
63.8
2015
2599.850
515
5263
60.1
57.8
66.0
57.6
63.6
2016
4212.670
515
8784
100.0
93.4
66.7
93.1
64.4
2017
2608.490
515
5323
60.8
57.9
66.5
57.8
64.2
2018
4206.180
515
8503
97.1
93.4
67.1
93.2
65.0
2019
4299.590
515
8583
98.0
95.5
67.8
95.3
65.7
2020
2244.060
515
4660
53.0
49.7
67.4
49.6
65.3
2021
4183.000
515
8407
96.0
92.8
68.0
92.7
66.0
2022
2986.960
515
6046
69.0
66.3
68.0
66.2
66.0
2023
4165.010
515
8338
95.2
92.3
68.5
92.3
66.6
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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