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PICKERING REFURBISHMENT UNDERWAY
WITH AWARDING OF $3B IN CONTRACTS
Once complete,
the refurbished
Pickering station
will supply up to
2,200 MW of power.
CONSTRUCTION on the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station refurbishment, to extend the life of Pickering’s four
CANDU reactors has begun.
The Government of Ontario announced the awarding
of two major contracts:
• Aecon Group Inc. and Candu Energy (AtkinsRéalis), for
the execution phase of the Unit 5 Retube, Feeder and Boiler Replacement project, valued at $1.7 billion.
• Aecon Group Inc. and Siemens Energy Canada, for Turbine Generator Replacement, including the installation of
14 steam turbine rotors, full stator rewinds, the overhaul
of four generators, the delivery of new auxiliary systems
and a control and monitoring system valued at $1.3 billion.
6—RENEW CANADA – NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2026
The Pickering B units (Units 5 to 8) have been removed
from service. Once complete, the refurbished station will
supply up to 2,200 megawatts of power—enough to power
2.2 million homes. Refurbishment will include replacing 1,520
fuel channels, 48 boilers and construction of a 1.5-kilometre
deep-water intake. With site construction beginning today,
reactor refurbishment work will begin pending 昀椀nal approval
from the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) in
January 2027.
“This project will support thousands of local jobs on site
and throughout Ontario’s and Canada’s robust nuclear supply
chain during this complex refurbishment,” said OPG’s CEO
Nicolle Butcher.
OPG
“This project will support thousands of local jobs on site
and throughout Ontario’s and Canada’s robust nuclear
supply chain during this complex refurbishment.”
