Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station
Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station is a nuclear power station located 2 km northeast of Point Lepreau, New Brunswick, Canada. The facility was constructed between 1975 and 1983 by NB Power, the provincially owned public utility.
| Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station | |
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Transmission lines leading to the Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station in background at left. | |
| Country | Canada |
| Location | Point Lepreau, Musquash Parish, New Brunswick |
| Coordinates | 45°04′08″N 66°27′17″W |
| Status | Operating. Reactivated to full service 23 November 2012 after undergoing Life Extension Project since March 2008. |
| Construction began | 1 May 1975 |
| Commission date | 1 February 1983 |
| Construction cost | C$1.4 billion (1983) |
| Owner(s) | NB Power |
| Operator(s) | |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactors | 1 |
| Reactor type | CANDU PHWR |
| Reactor supplier | AECL |
| Cooling source | Atlantic Ocean |
| Thermal capacity | 2064 MWth |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 1 × 660 MW |
| Make and model | CANDU C6 |
| Nameplate capacity | 660 MW |
| Capacity factor | 70.85% (lifetime) 78.68% (2013+) |
| Annual net output | 4801 GWe·h (2020) 161,589 GW·h (lifetime) |
| External links | |
| Website | NB Power - Nuclear Powering the Future - Point Lepreau Refurbishment Project |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
The facility is located on the northern shore of the Bay of Fundy and derives its name from the nearby headland situated at the easternmost part of Charlotte County, although the generating station itself is located within Saint John County. The generating station is administratively part of the local service district of Musquash, west of the city of Saint John.
The Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station is the only nuclear generating facility located in Atlantic Canada and the only operating Canadian nuclear power station located outside of Ontario. The facility consists of a single CANDU nuclear reactor, having a net capacity of 660 MW (705 MW gross).