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Pickering Nuclear Generating Station is a Canadian nuclear power station located on the north shore of Lake Ontario in Pickering, Ontario. It is one of the oldest nuclear power stations in the world and Canada's third-largest, with eight CANDU reactors.
Technical Specifications
- Capacity
- 542 MW
- Reactor Type
- PHWR
- Model
- CANDU 500A
- IAEA ID
- 51
Timeline
- Construction Started
- December 1, 1967
- Operational From
- June 1, 1972
- Shutdown Date
- October 31, 2008
- Current Status
- Shutdown
Location
- Country
- Canada
- Region
- Ontario
- Coordinates
- 43.8120°, -79.0700°
Operator & Owner
- Operator
- Ontario Power Generation
Data source: WNA/IAEA • Last verified against IAEA PRIS database