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The Canadian Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson has announced CAD3 billion (USD2.2 billion) of export financing to Nuclearelectrica to support the building of two CANDU-6 reactors at the Cernavoda nuclear power plant in Romania.

Date: Thursday, 21 September 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Canada-offers-CAD3-billion-finance-for-new-nuclear

Unit 6 at Canada’s Bruce Power NPP has been declared commercially operational, 39 years to the day of its first in-service date on 14 September 1984. The unit was recently reconnected to Ontario’s electricity grid following completion of its Major Component Replacement (MCR) outage, which began in January 2020. Bruce Power said the unit has met all operational and contractual obligations of the company’s agreement with the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) to be declared in commercial operation.

Date: Wednesday, 20 September 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsbruce-6-returns-to-commercial-operation-11157768

Unit 6 at the site in Ontario was declared commercially operational on 14 September - 39 years to the day after it was first declared in service on 14 September 1984.

Date: Saturday, 16 September 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Bruce-6-re-enters-commercial-operation

Unit 6 at Canada’s Bruce Power NPP has been reconnected to Ontario’s electricity grid following completion of its Major Component Replacement (MCR) outage, which began in January 2020. Bruce Power said the work was completed ahead of schedule and on budget despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is the first unit to be returned to service as part of Bruce Power’s Life-Extension Program, which will see Units 3-8 refurbished over the next decade, extending their operation period to 2064 and beyond.

Date: Wednesday, 13 September 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsbruce-powers-unit-6-reconnected-to-ontarios-electricity-grid-11139824

Hydro-Québec has confirmed it is assessing the current state of the plant which closed in 2012, as it looks at options to increase its production of clean electricity.

Date: Saturday, 12 August 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Hydro-Quebec-mulls-Gentilly-2-recommissioning

Unit 6 of the Bruce nuclear power plant in Ontario has resumed operation following its Major Component Replacement (MCR) project, Bruce Power announced. The Candu reactor, which was taken offline for the work in January 2020, is scheduled to resume commercial operation later this year.

Date: Thursday, 10 August 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Bruce-6-restarted-following-refurbishment

Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has completed a major 10-year project to install three new emergency power generators (EPGs) at its Darlington nuclear power plant to support the continued operation of the plant for decades to come.

Date: Thursday, 27 July 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Key-upgrade-completed-at-Darlington