List of nuclear reactors in Canada

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The list of nuclear reactors in Canada includes all commercial power reactors in operation and under construction, as well as all research reactors.

Nuclear power plants

The nuclear power plant grouping includes all power reactors and prototype systems that are used for commercial power generation.

Performance data

List of nuclear power plants in Canada (source: IAEA, as of February 2019)
Surname block
 Reactor type model status Net
power
in MW
 Gross
power
in MW
 start of building First network
synchronization 		Commercial
operation
(planned)
 Switching off
processing
(planned)
 Feed-
in in TWh
Bruce 1 PHWR CANDU 791 In operation 760 830 1971-06-01 06/01/1971 1977-01-14 01/14/1977 1977-09-01 09/01/1977 - 127.00
2 PHWR CANDU 791 In operation 760 830 1970-12-01 December 01, 1970 1976-09-04 09/04/1976 1977-09-01 09/01/1977 - 110.96
3 PHWR CANDU 750A In operation 750 830 1972-07-01 07/01/1972 1977-12-12 12/12/1977 1978-02-01 02/01/1978 - 165.60
4th PHWR CANDU 750A In operation 750 830 1972-09-01 09/01/1972 1978-12-21 December 21, 1978 1979-01-18 January 18, 1979 - 161.99
5 PHWR CANDU 750B In operation 817 872 1978-06-01 06/01/1978 1984-12-02 12/02/1984 1985-03-01 03/01/1985 - 207.09
6th PHWR CANDU 750B In operation 817 891 1978-01-01 01/01/1978 1984-06-26 06/26/1984 1984-09-14 09/14/1984 - 197.77
7th PHWR CANDU 750B In operation 817 872 1979-05-01 05/01/1979 1986-02-22 02/22/1986 1986-04-10 04/10/1986 - 200.54
8th PHWR CANDU 750B In operation 817 872 1979-08-01 08/01/1979 1987-03-09 03/09/1987 1987-05-22 05/22/1987 - 182.18
Darlington 1 PHWR CANDU 850 In operation 878 934 1982-04-01 04/01/1982 1990-12-19 December 19, 1990 1992-11-14 11/14/1992 - 166.84
2 PHWR CANDU 850 In operation 878 934 1981-09-01 09/01/1981 1990-01-15 January 15, 1990 1990-10-09 10/09/1990 - 161.33
3 PHWR CANDU 850 In operation 878 934 1984-09-01 09/01/1984 1992-12-07 12/07/1992 1993-02-14 02/14/1993 - 165.97
4th PHWR CANDU 850 In operation 878 934 1985-07-01 07/01/1985 1993-04-17 04/17/1993 1993-06-14 06/14/1993 - 163.28
Douglas Point 1 PHWR CANDU 200 Shut down 206 218 1960-02-01 02/01/1960 1967-01-07 07/01/1967 1968-09-26 09/26/1968 1984-05-04 05/04/1984 15.63
Gentilly 1 HWLWR HW BLWR 250 Shut down 250 266 1966-09-01 09/01/1966 1971-04-05 04/05/1971 1972-05-01 05/01/1972 1977-07-01 07/01/1977 0.84
2 PHWR CANDU 6 Shut down 635 675 1974-04-01 04/01/1974 1982-12-04 December 04, 1982 1983-10-01 10/01/1983 2012-12-28 12/28/2012 124.22
Pickering 1 PHWR CANDU 500A In operation 515 542 1966-06-01 06/01/1966 1971-04-04 04/04/1971 1971-07-29 07/29/1971 (2022) 113.14
2 PHWR CANDU 500A Shut down 515 542 1966-09-01 09/01/1966 1971-10-06 10/06/1971 1971-12-30 12/30/1971 2007-05-28 05/28/2007 71.39
3 PHWR CANDU 500A Shut down 515 542 1967-12-01 December 01, 1967 1972-05-03 05/03/1972 1972-06-01 06/01/1972 2008-10-31 10/31/2008 80.00
4th PHWR CANDU 500A In operation 515 542 1968-05-01 05/01/1968 1973-05-21 May 21, 1973 1973-06-17 06/17/1973 (2022) 117.58
5 PHWR CANDU 500B In operation 516 540 1974-11-01 11/01/1974 1982-12-19 December 19, 1982 1983-05-10 05/10/1983 (2024) 115.79
6th PHWR CANDU 500B In operation 516 540 1975-10-01 10/01/1975 1983-11-08 11/08/1983 1984-02-01 02/01/1984 (2024) 120.87
7th PHWR CANDU 500B In operation 516 540 1976-03-01 03/01/1976 1984-11-17 11/17/1984 1985-01-01 01/01/1985 (2024) 115.80
8th PHWR CANDU 500B In operation 516 540 1976-09-01 09/01/1976 1986-01-21 01/21/1986 1986-02-28 02/28/1986 (2024) 108.88
Point Lepreau 1 PHWR CANDU 6 In operation 660 705 1975-05-01 05/01/1975 1982-09-11 09/11/1982 1983-02-01 02/01/1983 - 138.17
Rolphton 1 PHWR CANDU Shut down 22nd 25th 1958-01-01 01/01/1958 1962-06-04 06/04/1962 1962-10-01 10/01/1962 1987-08-01 08/01/1987 3.24

Research reactors

Chalk River Laboratories

The research reactor grouping includes nuclear reactors that are not used to generate electricity, but are primarily used for research purposes (nuclear and material research, isotope production for medicine and technology ).

Performance data

This list is sorted in alphabetical order and can be sorted by clicking on Sort both.svgin the respective table header.

In operation
Shut down
Switched off
Name of the reactor Location / operator Thermal performance Reactor type status start of building commissioning
acceptance 		switching off
processing
CNF 0 kW Discarded
MAPLE 1 North ion 10,000 kW TANK IN POOL Switched off 10/10/1997
MAPLE 2 North ion 10,000 kW TANK IN POOL Switched off 01/01/1997
MNR MCMASTER UNIV McMaster University 3000 kW Heavy water reactor
material test reactor		 In operation 09/01/1957 04/04/1959
NRU Chalk River Laboratories 135,000 kW Heavy water reactor In operation 01/01/1952 03/11/1957
NRX Chalk River Laboratories 42,000 kW Heavy water reactor Switched off 01/01/1944 07/22/1947 03/30/1993
PTR Chalk River Laboratories 0.1 kW Swimming pool reactor Switched off 05/01/1956 11/01/1957 05.10.1990
SDR SLOWPOKE DEMO 2000 kW HEATING PROT Shut down 01/01/1985 07/15/1987
SLOWPOKE, ALBERTA University of Alberta 20 kW SLOWPOKE-2 In operation 01/01/1976 04/22/1977
SLOWPOKE-2, HALIFAX Dalhousie University 20 kW SLOWPOKE-2 In operation 04/15/1976 07/08/1976
SLOWPOKE-2, KANATA North ion 20 kW SLOWPOKE-2 Switched off 05/14/1984 06/06/1984 04/01/1989
SLOWPOKE-2, MONTREAL École Polytechnique de Montréal 20 kW SLOWPOKE-2 In operation 01/01/1975 05/01/1976
SLOWPOKE-2, OTTAWA Ottawa 20 kW SLOWPOKE Switched off 10/10/1970 05/14/1971 01/01/1984
SLOWPOKE-2, RMC Royal Military College of Canada 20 kW SLOWPOKE-2 In operation 08/20/1985 09/06/1985
SLOWPOKE-2, TORONTO University of Toronto 20 kW SLOWPOKE-2 Shut down 02/01/1971 06/05/1971
SRC SLOWPOKE, SASKATCHEWAN Saskatchewan Research Council 16 kW SLOWPOKE-2 In operation 10/10/1980 03/01/1981
WR-1 Whiteshell Laboratories 60,000 kW Heavy water reactor Switched off 11/01/1962 11/01/1965 05/17/1985
ZED-2 Chalk River Laboratories 0.2 kW TANK In operation December 01, 1958 09/01/1960
ZEEP Chalk River Laboratories 0.001 kW Heavy water reactor Shut down 01/01/1945 09/01/1945

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Canada. IAEA , accessed February 17, 2019 .
  2. ↑ https://globalnews.ca/news/2445341/opg-to-announce-12-8-billion-refurbishment-of-darlington-nuclear-reactors/
  3. ↑ Research Reactor Database of the IAEA (English)

See also