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.
- The CANDU 6 fleet ranks well ahead of the competition in the international marketplace with an average lifetime capacity factor of 88% (based on 2004 data).
- In 2003, the top three CANDU 6 units achieved an average 97% capacity factor.
- In Korea, where CANDU 6 and other nuclear technologies are operated by the same utility using standardized practices and processes, the CANDU 6 fleet outperforms other reactor types with a lifetime capacity factor of 92.2%. Three of these CANDU 6 units were in the top 10 best performing reactors in the world during the last decade.
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Other Top Performing CANDU Units – Ontario, 2005 |
CANDU Unit |
Capacity Factor |
Bruce 8 |
99.4% |
Darlington 3 |
98.7% |
Pickering 7 |
97.8% |
Darlington 1 |
96.1% |
Pickering 8 |
93.6% | |