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Darlington-1 begins refurbishment

February 18, 2022, 12:00PMNuclear News

An aerial view of Ontario’s Darlington Nuclear Generating Station. (Photo: OPG)

Ontario Power Generation has passed the midway point in its C$12.8 billion (about $10 billion) Darlington nuclear plant refurbishment project with the start of work on Unit 1, the company has announced. The unit is expected to be ready for grid reconnection in the second quarter of 2025.

Darlington houses four 878-MWe CANDU pressurized heavy water reactors, all of which entered commercial operation in the early 1990s. The plant is located in Clarington, Ontario, Canada.

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