Nuclear Power Demonstration— 19.5 MW Nuclear
Nuclear Power Demonstration is a 19.5 MW nuclear power plant in Canada, operated by Ontario Hydro. Commissioned in 1962, it is one of the few nuclear facilities in the country. Ranked #12 of 12 nuclear plants in Canada, this plant's 19.5 MW accounts for 0.07% of Canada's total nuclear capacity of 28,686 MW. The largest nuclear plant in Canada is Bruce Nuclear Generating Station at 6,478 MW, making this facility 332.5 times smaller. The nearest plant within 50 km is Des-Joachims (429 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Ontario, approximately 150 km northeast of Ottawa.
55 years old
Canada, North America
- 607. largest of 1,334 plants in Canada
- #19,981 worldwide by installed capacity
- #423 of 514 Nuclear plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of Canada
55 years in operation
Nuclear fleet average: 38.1 years
Ontario Hydro operates 1 plants totalling 20 MW
6 plants within 100 km, 768 MW combined
Source: Wikidata
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Nuclear Power Demonstration is a nuclear power plant producing approximately 145 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Lifecycle emissions: ~12 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Nuclear
- Energy Source
- Non-Renewable
- Country
Canada- Continent
- North America
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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