Nuclear energy - an important
part of Canada's energy mix
Nuclear Facts
Did you know?
Canada is the world’s largest producer of natural uranium providing about 21 per cent of total world production from Saskatchewan alone in 2008.
Number of Operating Reactors in Canada
In 2009, 17 nuclear reactors provided 14.8% of Canada’s electricity.
2009 Operating Reactors
| Pickering A (ON) | 2 reactors | 542 MW each | (Gross) |
| Pickering B (ON) | 4 reactors | 540 MW each | (Gross) |
| Darlington (ON) | 4 reactors | 934 MW each | (Gross) |
| Bruce A (ON) | 2 reactors | 805 MW each | (Gross) |
| Bruce B (ON) | 1 reactors | 845 MW | (Gross) |
| Bruce B (ON) | 3 reactors | 872 MW each | (Gross) |
| Gentilly-2 (QC) | 1 reactors | 675 MW | (Gross) |
OPG’s Five Year Safe Storage Project Completed in 2010
| Pickering A (ON) | Units 2 & 3 | 542 MW each | (Gross) |
3 CANDU Reactors Being Refurbished 2009
| Bruce A (ON) | Units 1 & 2 | 805 MW each | (Gross) |
| Point Lepreau (NB) | 1 reactor | 680 MW | (Gross) |
2 CANDU Reactors Returned to Service
| Pickering A (ON) | Unit 1 | 542 MW | (Gross) | 2005 |
| Pickering A (ON) | Unit 4 | 542 MW | (Gross) | 2003 |