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The deployment of four AP1000 units in Ontario could have an impact of more than CAD28.7 billion (USD21.2 billion) on Canada's GDP during the manufacturing, engineering and construction phase alone, an independent study has found.

Date: Friday, 01 March 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Canadian-AP1000-deployment-could-bring-billions-in

The Ontario government is supporting a plan by Ontario Power Generation (OPG) plan to proceed with refurbishing Pickering Nuclear Generating Station’s “B” units (units 5-8). Two of the four Pickering “A” units (2&3) were closed in 1997. Units 1&4 were refurbished but are now due to close by the end of this year. Pickering A began operation in the 1970s and Pickering B in the 1980s.

Date: Friday, 02 February 2024
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsontario-supports-refurbishment-of-pickering-npp-11481318

The provincial government is supporting Ontario Power Generation (OPG) to go ahead with the refurbishment of units 5-8 at the Pickering nuclear power plant. OPG will now begin the initiation phase of the project.

Date: Thursday, 01 February 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Ontario-minister-confirms-Pickering-refurbishment

October's harvest of cobalt-60, used worldwide to sterilise medical equipment, was the largest since the company began producing the isotope in the 1980s and included two shipments of medical-grade material for therapeutic use.

Date: Saturday, 25 November 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Bruce-completes-largest-to-date-radioisotope-deliv

Canada’s Laurentis Energy Partners (LEP), a subsidiary of Ontario Power Generation (OPG), have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate with Romanian nuclear utility, SN Nuclearelectricia (SNN), on the production of medical isotopes at the Cernavoda NPP and also to explore the possibility of heavy water production in Romania.

Date: Tuesday, 03 October 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newslaurentis-and-nuclearelectricia-to-collaborate-on-medical-isotope-production-11186464

Laurentis Energy Partners and Nuclearelectrica are to collaborate on the production of medical isotopes at the Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant and explore the possibility of heavy water production in Romania.

Date: Saturday, 30 September 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Canadian-and-Romanian-firms-collaborate-on-medical

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

The refurbished unit 3 of the Darlington nuclear power plant has been reconnected to the grid 169 days ahead of schedule, Ontario Power Generation (OPG) announced. Unit 3 is the second of four Candu units at the site to undergo refurbishment in a 10-year project that will enable the plant to continue operations until 2055.

Date: Thursday, 20 July 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Second-refurbished-Darlington-reactor-back-online

Canada’s Ontario government has launched pre-development work to site the first large-scale nuclear newbuild in 30 years to meet rising electricity demand, power electrification and fuel economic growth. Bruce Power is to begin community consultations and conduct an environmental assessment for federal approval to determine the feasibility of siting up to 4800 MWe of new nuclear generation on its current site.

Date: Wednesday, 12 July 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsontario-plans-nuclear-expansion-10998830