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🇨🇦 Darlington

Name: Darlington
Address: Canada

Nuclear power plant · Canada

Operational

Capacity≈3,524 MW

Units6

First Online1990

Construction Start1981

Reactor TypePHWR

Coordinates43.867, -78.724

Darlington is a nuclear power station in Canada. Of its 6 recorded unit(s), 4 reactors are operational. Combined net capacity of the operating units is about 3,524 MW. The first unit reached commercial operation in 1990. Reactor technology on site: PHWR.

Reactor units at Darlington

Unit	Status	Reactor type	Net capacity	Key dates
Darlington-2	Operational	PHWR CANDU 850	881 MW	Construction 1981 · Grid 1990
Darlington-1	Operational	PHWR CANDU 850	881 MW	Construction 1982 · Grid 1992
Darlington-3	Operational	PHWR CANDU 850	881 MW	Construction 1984 · Grid 1993
Darlington-4	Operational	PHWR CANDU 850	881 MW	Construction 1985 · Grid 1993
Darlington-5	Planned	PHWR	—	—
Darlington-6	Planned	PHWR	—	—

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