CNA sponsor spotlight: Bruce Power

The Canadian Nuclear Association is proud to shine a spotlight on its CNA2020 Uranium-level sponsor, Bruce Power.

Formed in 2001 and based in Bruce County on Lake Huron, Bruce Power was Canada’s first private nuclear generator. The company is a partnership among TC Engery, OMERS Infrastructure Management Inc. (a trust established by the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System), The Power Workers’ Union and The Society of Energy Professionals. It operates the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station under a lease with Ontario Power Generation, which owns the site.

The Bruce station has been delivering power to the Ontario electricity grid since 1976. Now, the eight-unit station is one of the largest in the world, operating at 6,288 MWe. In 2018, Bruce generated 48.4 billion kWh, enough to power 5 million Ontario households. That’s more than 30 per cent of Ontario’s electricity.

The utility’s refurbishment of four nuclear units brought 3,000 MW of reliable, low-cost and carbon-free electricity back to the grid. That provided 70 per cent of the electricity needed for the province to phase out coal-fired generation in 2014.

Bruce Power is investing about $13 billion in private money into Units 3 to 8, which are still owned by Ontario taxpayers. The life extension began in 2016 and will continue through 2053, allowing Bruce Power’s units to operate safely through to 2064.

For more than 30 years, the four reactors at Bruce Power’s Bruce B have been a reliable source of cobalt-60 for Nordion. Sterilization cobalt-60 is the first and most widely used type of cobalt-60. It sterilizes 40 per cent of the world’s single-use medical devices, such as sutures, syringes, gowns, gloves and masks. Medical-grade cobalt-60 is used worldwide for radiation-based cancer treatments and for the treatment of complex brain conditions. Bruce Power has recently begun producing this new source of cobalt, which will ensure doctors and their patients have treatments when they need them.

The utility injects billions of dollars into Ontario’s economy annually, providing over 4,000 full-time, direct jobs to highly skilled employees, and thousands more indirectly.

Bruce Power is the sponsor of the CNA2020 welcome reception, the conference’s premier networking event. The reception will be held Wednesday, February 26, from 18:00 to 20:30. They will also host the Bruce Power Suppliers Forum from 14:00 to 16:00. Find the complete schedule at https://cna.ca/cna2020/program/.

Suppliers already registered for CNA2020 will have access to the Bruce Power Supplier Forum. Suppliers not registered can purchase a one-day package that provides access to the forum, and the CNA2020 Trade Show Opening and Welcome Reception. To register, visit https://cna.ca/cna2020/registration/.