The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced on August 8 that it would renew Ontario Power Generation Inc.’s (OPG) Nuclear Power Reactor Operating Licence for the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station (PNGS) located in Pickering, Ontario.
The licence will be valid from September 1, 2018 until August 31, 2028.
Simultaneously, the Commission said it had authorized OPG to operate PNGS Units 5 to 8 up to a maximum of 295,000 equivalent full power hours.
The Commission also said that the decision, which involved submissions from 155 intervenors and a two-part public hearing on the issue, was based on OPG's intentions to close operations at the PNGS on December 31, 2024.
"OPG’s stated intent to cease commercial operations at the PNGS on December 31, 2024 ... would be followed by post-shutdown activities and a stabilization stage until 2028. The commercial operation of any PNGS reactor unit beyond 2024 would require authorization from the Commission," the agency said.
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