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🇨🇦 Bruce

Name: Bruce
Address: Canada

Nuclear power plant · Canada

Operational

Capacity≈6,225 MW

Units8

First Online1977

Construction Start1970

Reactor TypePHWR

Coordinates44.341, -81.572

Bruce is a nuclear power station in Canada. Of its 8 recorded unit(s), 8 reactors are operational. Combined net capacity of the operating units is about 6,225 MW. The first unit reached commercial operation in 1977. Reactor technology on site: PHWR.

Reactor units at Bruce

Unit	Status	Reactor type	Net capacity	Key dates
Bruce-1	Operational	PHWR CANDU 791	732 MW	Construction 1971 · Grid 1977
Bruce-2	Operational	PHWR CANDU 791	732 MW	Construction 1970 · Grid 1977
Bruce-3	Operational	PHWR CANDU 750A	750 MW	Construction 1972 · Grid 1978
Bruce-4	Operational	PHWR CANDU 750A	750 MW	Construction 1972 · Grid 1979
Bruce-6	Operational	PHWR CANDU 750B	822 MW	Construction 1978 · Grid 1984
Bruce-5	Operational	PHWR CANDU 750B	822 MW	Construction 1978 · Grid 1985
Bruce-7	Operational	PHWR CANDU 750B	822 MW	Construction 1979 · Grid 1986
Bruce-8	Operational	PHWR CANDU 750B	795 MW	Construction 1979 · Grid 1987

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