World Class Performance and Safety
- AECL’s CANDU 6 reactors are operated in five countries around the world by six different utilities and have consistently achieved outstanding performance track records.
- CANDU 6 average lifetime capacity factor, as of December 31, 2007, is 88.9%.
- In 2007, the top three CANDU 6 units (Qinshan 5, Cernavoda 1, Wolseong 3) had an average annual capacity factor of 97.3%*.
- The average lifetime load factor, as of December 31, 2007, of the Wolseong units in Korea is 93.6%**.
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Other Top Performing CANDU Units – Ontario, 2007 (COG) |
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CANDU Unit |
Annual Capacity Factor |
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Bruce 7 |
97.2% |
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Darlington 1 |
96.7% |
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Bruce 5 |
96.6% |
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Darlington 3 |
94.2% |
* Statistics provided by the CANDU Owners Group (COG).
** Statistics provided by Power Reactor Information System (IAEA).