Darlington
Latest updates
2011
- June 24, 2011: Environmental Assessment for the Refurbishment and Continued Operation of the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station
- April 19, 2011: Update to regulatory action issued to all Class I facilities and uranium mines and mills in Canada
- April 12, 2011: Update to regulatory action issued to all major nuclear facilities in Canada
- March 22, 2011: CNSC request to all Class I nuclear facilities and uranium mines and mills in Canada pursuant to subsection 12(2) of the General Nuclear Safety and Control Regulations
- March 19, 2011: Seismic activity near Darlington Nuclear Generating Station
- March 17, 2011: CNSC Request to all major nuclear facilities in Canada pursuant to Subsection 12(2) of the General Nuclear Safety and Control Regulations
2010
- June 21, 2010: CNSC issues request for action to CANDU licensees
Ontario Power Generation Darlington new nuclear power plant project
The Darlington project is for the site preparation, construction, operation, decommissioning and abandonment of up to four new nuclear reactors at the existing Darlington Site to generate approximately 4,800 megawatts of electricity to the Ontario grid.
Find out more about the status of this project.
Darlington nuclear generating station
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) owns and is licensed to operate four nuclear power reactors at the Darlington station. Each power reactor has a licensed capacity to produce 850 megawatts of electricity. The Darlington station began operating in 1989 and continues to operate today.
Full-time CNSC employees work on site at the station and inspect and evaluate operations, while also checking compliance with regulatory requirements and licence conditions. Other CNSC employees periodically visit to carry out regulatory activities.
Darlington used fuel dry storage facility
Located on the same site as the generating station, the Darlington used fuel dry storage facility houses radioactive wastes in the form of spent fuel from the power reactors. OPG is also the licensed owner and operator of this facility.
Located about 45 km west of Bowmanville are the Pickering Nuclear Generating Stations in Pickering. Approximately the same distance to the east of Darlington is Port Hope which is home to numerous nuclear facilities.
For more information about OPG’s facilities in Darlington, please see the OPG Web site at:
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