Unit 6 at the Bruce nuclear power station in Canada has returned to commercial operation following a major refurbishment and life extension project that is costing about CAD13bn (€9bn, $9.6bn) for six units at the facility.
Owner and operator Bruce Power said the Candu pressurised heavy water reactor unit was declared commercially operational on 14 September, 39 years to the day of its first in-service date of 14 September 1984.
The company said the refurbishment outage was completed ahead of schedule.
Unit 6 was first synchronised to Ontario’s electricity grid at 30% power on 8 September, returning to operation ahead of schedule and for the first time since it was taken offline in 2020 for a complete overhaul and refurbishment.