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Nuclear power accounts for roughly 60% of Ontario's power generation, and represents the baseload of its power supply. [1] The government plans to maintain nuclear power's role in energy generation through to 2025. Ontario currently has 18 nuclear units in operation.
Non-renewable power stations are those that run on coal, fuel oils, nuclear, natural gas, oil shale and peat, while renewable power stations run on fuel sources such as biomass, geothermal heat, hydro, solar energy, solar heat, tides, waves and wind.
Darlington Nuclear Generating Station is a Canadian nuclear power station located on the north shore of Lake Ontario in Clarington, Ontario. It is a large nuclear facility comprising four CANDU nuclear reactors with a total output of 3,512 MWe when all units are online, providing about 20 percent of Ontario's electricity needs, enough to serve ...
Bruce Nuclear Generating Station is a nuclear power station located on the eastern shore of Lake Huron in Ontario, Canada.It occupies 932 ha (2300 acres) of land. [2] The facility derives its name from Bruce Township, [3] the local municipality when the plant was constructed, now Kincardine due to amalgamation.
A partnership was formed between AECL, Ontario Hydro and Canadian General Electric to build Canada's first nuclear power plant, Nuclear Power Demonstration (NPD). The 20 MW e NPD started operation in June 1962 and demonstrated the unique concepts of on-power refuelling using natural uranium fuel, and heavy water moderator and coolant.
Pages in category "Nuclear power stations in Ontario" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
It directly operates Pickering Nuclear Generation Station in Pickering, Ontario and Darlington Nuclear Generating Station in Courtice, Ontario. [16] OPG also owns the two nuclear power plants that make up the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station on Lake Huron in western Ontario, which are operated by Bruce Power under a long-term lease.
The following pages lists the power stations in Canada by type: List of largest power stations in Canada; Non-renewable energy. Coal in Canada § List of coal-fired power stations; List of natural gas-fired power stations in Canada; Nuclear power in Canada § Power reactors; Renewable energy. Geothermal power in Canada § Recent developments