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The kids, my wife, and myself all attended the OPG open house at the Darlington Energy Complex today which was intended to give people a better understand of not only the operations of Darlington but also what is involved in the CANDU refurbishment process, of which we are >60% complete of unit 2 at Darlington.
A little background: Darlington is the newest, and most expensive, of our three Nuclear Power Plants in Ontario. Its 4 reactors produce 3,512MW, making it the 2nd most powerful site behind the 8-unit Bruce facility, which, at 6,384MW and 49TWh of annual generation, represents 30% of Ontario's generating capacity. Darlington, like Pickering and Bruce, was designed to be an 8-unit site. Unfortunately, because it went significantly over budget, its B site was never built. That may change in the near future however.
Currently, the plant for Darlington B is either the current CANDU 6 design, which would result in the site likely ending up at 7,024MW, or the AP1000, which, if four were built, would increase the site's output to 7,980MW. Both would have Darlington usurping Bruce as the world's most powerful operating nuclear power plant.
The Energy Complex has a complete mock-up of one of the units inside Darlington, which is used for training purposes and ensuring the refurbishment is completed quickly, on budget and in the safest way possible.
The Open House included the opportunity to interact with various industry professionals from Rolls-Royce, BWXT, AECON...etc. You also got to meet and interact with the Security and Fire services, both of which are exclusive to the facility. I had a great chat with a gentleman from Rolls-Royce about SMR's and waste reprocessing as well as Darlington B with a Technical Manager who used to work for Bruce but now works at OPG.
And some pics!
A little background: Darlington is the newest, and most expensive, of our three Nuclear Power Plants in Ontario. Its 4 reactors produce 3,512MW, making it the 2nd most powerful site behind the 8-unit Bruce facility, which, at 6,384MW and 49TWh of annual generation, represents 30% of Ontario's generating capacity. Darlington, like Pickering and Bruce, was designed to be an 8-unit site. Unfortunately, because it went significantly over budget, its B site was never built. That may change in the near future however.
Currently, the plant for Darlington B is either the current CANDU 6 design, which would result in the site likely ending up at 7,024MW, or the AP1000, which, if four were built, would increase the site's output to 7,980MW. Both would have Darlington usurping Bruce as the world's most powerful operating nuclear power plant.
The Energy Complex has a complete mock-up of one of the units inside Darlington, which is used for training purposes and ensuring the refurbishment is completed quickly, on budget and in the safest way possible.
The Open House included the opportunity to interact with various industry professionals from Rolls-Royce, BWXT, AECON...etc. You also got to meet and interact with the Security and Fire services, both of which are exclusive to the facility. I had a great chat with a gentleman from Rolls-Royce about SMR's and waste reprocessing as well as Darlington B with a Technical Manager who used to work for Bruce but now works at OPG.
And some pics!
