Bruce Power reports their Bruce A units reached a new record of 100 days of continuous operation for all four units. The four units in the Bruce A station were shut down and placed in layup by the former Ontario Hydro between 1995-1998, and were returned to service by Bruce Power, starting with Unit 3 in 2004.
Bruce Power claims the power from units 1 to 4 provided the government with 70 per cent of the carbon-free energy it needed to shut down coal. In 2014, the Ontario government closed its final Coal plant in what is considered the largest clean-air initiative in North America.
“Ontarians count on Bruce Power to provide a reliable source of clean energy,” said Chris Mudrick, Bruce Power’s Executive Vice-President and Chief Nuclear Officer. “Our continued success in Maintaining fleet reliability and providing a dependable source of power to the province is the result of a commitment to excellence and hard work by our employees and supply-chain partners.”
In October 2021, Bruce Power announced a new site generation peak of 6,550 megawatts (MW), an increase from 6,300 MW in 2016, which has been achieved through investments and innovations in the facility, and is enough to power up to 250,000 Ontario homes.
Bruce Power said the company is carrying out its extensive Major Component Replacement (MCR) Project to secure site operation until 2064. The MCR Project began in January 2020 and focuses on the replacement of key reactor components in Units 3-8. The Unit 3 Major Component Replacement is scheduled to begin in 2023, followed by Unit 4 in 2025.
