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OPG EXPERIENCES — COMMON SYSTEMS FOR MULTI UNITS

This section addresses PLiM at Pickering, Darlington and Bruce Power (prior to decontrol in 1999). Descriptions of Bruce Power PLiM programmes post decontrol will be added at a later time. The table below lists the in-service dates of these multi-unit CANDU plants.

Table 6. Multi-Unit CANDU NPPs

Operator and Plant

Unit

Net MWe

In-service year

Age

OPG

Pickering A

1

Laid-up

1971

33

2

Laid-up

1971

33

3

Laid-up

1972

32

4

515

1973

31

OPG

Pickering B

5

516

1983

21

6

516

1984

20

7

516

1985

19

8

516

1986

18

OPG

Darlington

1

935

1992

12

2

935

1990

14

3

935

1992

12

4

935

1993

11

Bruce Power Bruce

1

Laid-up

1977

27

2

Laid-up

1977

27

3

769

1978

26

4

769

1979

25

5

837

1985

19

6

837

1984

20

7

837

1986

18

8

837

1987

17