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PICKERING-4
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 May, 1968
16 May, 1973
First Grid Connection
Commercial Operation Date
Suspended Operation Date
End of Suspended Operation Date
21 May, 1973
17 Jun, 1973
02 Jan, 1998
21 Sep, 2003
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
Energy Availability Factor
Operation Factor
Energy Unavailability Factor
Load Factor
139.08 TW.h
68.7 %
71.7 %
31.3 %
68.6 %
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
1973
2226.600
514
4402
91.8
90.6
90.6
90.4
90.4
1974
4221.000
514
8356
95.6
94.0
92.8
94.0
92.8
1975
1094.200
513
2201
25.2
24.2
65.6
24.4
65.7
1976
3089.000
514
6063
69.2
68.2
66.4
68.6
66.5
1977
4107.200
514
7975
91.3
90.3
71.7
91.5
72.0
1978
4033.900
515
7876
90.2
89.7
74.9
89.7
75.2
1979
4102.200
515
8059
91.0
91.0
77.4
89.9
77.5
1980
3700.500
515
7321
83.3
81.8
78.0
81.8
78.1
1981
4142.000
515
8078
92.2
91.6
79.6
91.8
79.7
1982
4137.900
515
8087
92.3
91.8
80.9
91.7
81.0
1983
4170.200
515
8183
93.4
92.3
82.0
92.4
82.1
1984
3733.300
515
7425
84.5
82.8
82.0
82.5
82.1
1985
3438.860
515
6824
77.9
77.5
81.7
76.2
81.6
1986
3687.370
515
7410
84.6
83.2
81.8
81.7
81.6
1987
3770.410
515
7495
85.6
84.0
81.9
83.6
81.8
1988
3166.170
515
6525
74.3
70.1
81.2
70.0
81.0
1989
2255.490
515
5468
62.4
50.0
79.3
50.0
79.1
1990
1070.830
515
2851
32.6
23.7
76.1
23.7
76.0
1991
2130.760
515
5185
59.2
47.3
74.6
47.2
74.4
1992
0.000
515
0
0.0
0.0
70.7
0.0
70.6
1993
3309.630
515
6711
76.6
73.8
70.9
73.4
70.7
1994
4009.640
515
7915
90.4
89.5
71.7
88.9
71.6
1995
2806.960
515
5684
64.9
63.3
71.4
62.2
71.2
1996
1134.910
515
2230
25.4
25.1
69.4
25.1
69.2
1997
0.000
515
0
0.0
0.0
66.6
0.0
66.4
1998
Data Not Available - Suspended Operation
1999
"
2000
"
2001
"
2002
"
2003
844.810
515
1880
82.7
72.3
66.6
72.3
66.4
2004
3266.760
515
6739
76.7
72.1
66.8
72.2
66.6
2005
2996.450
515
5900
67.4
66.4
66.8
66.4
66.6
2006
2976.540
515
6149
70.2
66.0
66.8
66.0
66.6
2007
1959.140
515
4086
46.6
43.4
66.0
43.4
65.8
2008
3656.450
515
7765
88.4
80.8
66.5
80.8
66.3
2009
1620.170
515
3845
43.9
35.9
65.5
35.9
65.3
2010
3203.510
515
6583
75.2
71.1
65.7
71.0
65.5
2011
2401.120
515
4919
56.2
53.3
65.3
53.2
65.1
2012
3310.830
515
6592
75.0
73.4
65.5
73.2
65.4
2013
3884.540
515
7798
89.0
86.3
66.1
86.1
66.0
2014
2853.530
515
5772
65.9
63.3
66.0
63.2
65.9
2015
4266.310
515
8604
98.2
94.7
66.8
94.6
66.7
2016
2455.220
515
5169
58.8
54.3
66.5
54.3
66.4
2017
3961.100
515
7978
91.1
87.9
67.0
87.8
66.9
2018
2792.320
515
5901
67.4
62.1
66.9
61.9
66.8
2019
4421.440
515
8760
100.0
98.2
67.7
98.0
67.5
2020
2755.540
515
5555
63.2
60.9
67.5
60.9
67.4
2021
4286.990
515
8684
99.1
95.1
68.2
95.0
68.0
2022
3965.810
515
8020
91.6
87.9
68.6
87.9
68.5
2023
3284.290
515
6644
75.8
72.9
68.7
72.8
68.6
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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