Operating Nuclear Power Plants
Currently, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) maintains regulatory oversight of seven nuclear power plants at five sites in Canada. This oversight is done through existing Licensing and Compliance Programs administrated by CNSC head office staff and on-site inspectors.
All Canadian operating nuclear power plants are listed, with links to operator Web sites.
Bruce A and B nuclear generating stations
Operator: Bruce Power (Bruce Power Web site) Location: Municipality of Kincardine, Ontario CNSC Regulatory Program Director: Ken Lafrenière |
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Bruce A units |
Operating status |
Unit 1 |
Laid up – refurbishment in progress |
Unit 2 |
Laid up – refurbishment in progress |
Unit 3 |
Operating |
Unit 4 |
Operating |
Bruce B units |
Operating status |
Unit 5 |
Operating |
Unit 6 |
Operating |
Unit 7 |
Operating |
Unit 8 |
Operating |
Darlington nuclear generating station
Operator: Ontario Power Generation (OPG) (OPG Web site) Location: Municipality of Clarington in Durham Region, Ontario CNSC Regulatory Program Director: Philip Webster | |
Units |
Operating status |
Unit 1 |
Operating |
Unit 2 |
Operating |
Unit 3 |
Operating |
Unit 4 |
Operating |
Point-Lepreau nuclear generating station
Operator: New Brunswick (NB) Power (NB Power Web site) Location: Saint John County, New Brunswick CNSC Regulatory Program Director: François Rinfret | |
Unit |
Operating status |
Unit 1 |
Shutdown – refurbishment in progress |
Gentilly-2 nuclear generating station
Operator: Hydro-Québec (Hydro-Québec Web site) Location: Bécancour, Québec CNSC Regulatory Program Director: François Rinfret | |
Unit |
Operating status |
Unit 1 |
Operating |
Pickering A and B nuclear generating stations
Operator: Ontario Power Generation (OPG Web site) Location: Pickering, Ontario CNSC Regulatory Program Director: Tom Schaubel | |
Pickering A units |
Operating status |
Unit 1 |
Operating |
Unit 2 |
Defueled |
Unit 3 |
Shutdown and defueling in progress |
Unit 4 |
Operating |
Pickering B units |
Operating status |
Unit 5 |
Operating |
Unit 6 |
Operating |
Unit 7 |
Operating |
Unit 8 |
Operating |
New Web site content
CNSC is currently updating its regulatory framework for nuclear power plants to draw upon international standards and best practices and to meet the growing demand for moving towards nuclear power. New Web content, such as general information for all nuclear power plants as well as site-specific details, will be added to provide convenient access to information intended to assist you with your regulatory information needs.
If you have suggestions for specific content that would be helpful to you and other licensees, send your comments to licensees@cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca
Need more information?
If you need more information about currently operating nuclear power plants in Canada, please contact CNSC:
Telephone: 613-995-5894 or 1-800-668-5284 (Canada only)
Fax: 613-992-2915
Email: licensees@cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca
Please note: Links to Web sites not under the control of CNSC are provided solely for the convenience of users. CNSC is not responsible for the accuracy, currency or the reliability of the content of those sites. CNSC offers no guarantee in that regard and is not responsible for the information found through these links, nor does it endorse the sites or their content.
Users should be aware that information offered by non-Government of Canada sites, to which the Official Languages Act and certain other requirements may not apply, may be available only in the language(s) used by the sites in question.