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Pickering Nuclear Generating Station

June 2023: Ontario Power Generation has submitted an application to extend commercial operation of Units 5–8 at the Pickering Nuclear Generation Station until December 31, 2026. The current licence does not allow commercial operation beyond December 31, 2024.

This request requires a public hearing and authorization from the Commission. A date for this hearing has not yet been set.

For more information: Ontario Supports Plan to Safely Continue Operating the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station

Ontario Power Generation (OPG) owns and is licensed to operate the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station (NGS), located in the city of Pickering (Municipality of Durham) on the north shore of Lake Ontario.

OPG currently holds a 10-year operating licence for the Pickering NGS, which expires on August 31, 2028. The current licence does not allow operations beyond December 31, 2024.

View of the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station located beside Lake Ontario

Photo courtesy of Ontario Power Generation

Location: Pickering, Ontario
Licensee: Ontario Power Generation
Reactor type: CANDU (CANada Deuterium Uranium)
Vendor: Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
Number of units: 8 reactors
Installed capacity: 3,100 MW
Status: Units 1 and 4: Operating
Units 2 and 3: Safe storage
Units 5, 6, 7 and 8: Operating
Licence issued: September 1, 2018
Licence expires: August 31, 2028
Start of operation: Between 1971 and 1973 for Pickering units 1 to 4 and 1983 and 1986 for units 5 to 8
Licensing documentation: Request a copy of Pickering Nuclear Generating Station licence and licence conditions handbook by email at cnsc.info.ccsn@cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca
Facility website: Ontario Power Generation

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Engagement

  • December 12, 2016: CNSC staff present to Pickering City Council on the regulatory oversight for the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station and the upcoming relicensing process
  • October and November 2016: CNSC staff make several presentations in the community on the regulatory oversight of the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station

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