{"id":8422,"date":"2012-10-05T01:00:03","date_gmt":"2012-10-05T05:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cna.ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=8422"},"modified":"2020-03-10T13:55:33","modified_gmt":"2020-03-10T17:55:33","slug":"closure-of-gentilly-2-nuclear-generating-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cna.ca\/fr\/2012\/10\/05\/closure-of-gentilly-2-nuclear-generating-station\/","title":{"rendered":"Closure of Gentilly-2 Nuclear Generating&nbsp;Station"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>OTTAWA (5 octobre 2012)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Hydro-Qu\u00e9bec has confirmed the Gentilly-2 nuclear power plant which has been operating safely and reliably since 1983, will stop producing electricity on December 28, 2012. This follows the September 20 announcement by the Government of Qu\u00e9bec on its decision to shut down Gentilly-2 rather than proceeding with a refurbishment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Canadian Nuclear Association is disappointed with this decision. The Gentilly-2 Nuclear Generating Station employs roughly 800 people in stable, well trained, well-paid jobs, and powers the equivalent of 275,000 households in Qu\u00e9bec,\u201d said Association President and CEO, Denise Carpenter.<\/p>\n<p>The increase in project costs, combined with falling market prices prompted Hydro-Qu\u00e9bec to recommend to the Qu\u00e9bec government that the generating station be closed. In light of the feedback it has obtained on the complete refurbishment cycle, the company has reassessed the cost of the project to $4.3 billion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHydro-Qu\u00e9bec made a decision based on their plant and their economics, for a plant that supplies three per cent of their demand,\u201d continued Carpenter. \u201cHowever, new project costs are subject to interpretation considering other refurbishment projects in Ontario, where nuclear supplies almost 60 per cent of demand, have lower estimated costs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Candu Energy Inc. President and General Manager, Kevin Wallace, has stated Candu Energy Inc. believes the government&#8217;s decision to close the Gentilly-2 nuclear facility was made before all options were considered. Candu also hopes that the government will reconsider its decision and engage in further dialogue on a possible lease agreement with a partner to refurbish, operate and potentially decommission the plant.<\/p>\n<p>Despite this announcement, Canada\u2019s nuclear industry is strong and moving forward. In Ontario, nuclear is an integral part of the electricity supply and is expected to continue to account for 50 per cent of the province\u2019s energy supply as indicated in the Government\u2019s Long-Term Energy Plan. For example, a decision to issue a licence to prepare for the new units at the Darlington station was announced in August 2012, and one of the most complex engineering challenges in Ontario\u2019s history of infrastructure is coming to a successful conclusion as workers at Bruce Power prepare to return Units 1 and 2 to commercial service.<\/p>\n<p>The Canadian nuclear industry provides a broad spectrum of products and services that benefit Canadians, generating approximately $6.6 billion per year and contributing $1.5 billion in tax revenue and $1.2 billion in export revenues, and supports over 71,000 direct and indirect jobs.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">-30-<\/p>\n<p>Renseignements :<\/p>\n<p>Erin Polka<br \/>\nAgente de communication<br \/>\n613-237-4262, poste 101<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OTTAWA (5 octobre 2012)\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Hydro-Qu\u00e9bec has confirmed the Gentilly-2 nuclear power plant which has been operating safely and reliably since 1983, will stop producing electricity on December 28, 2012. This follows the September 20 announcement by the Government of Qu\u00e9bec on its decision to shut down Gentilly-2 rather than proceeding with a refurbishment. \u201cThe Canadian Nuclear [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"topic":[],"class_list":["post-8422","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-non-classifiee"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Closure of Gentilly-2 Nuclear Generating Station - Association nucl\u00e9aire canadienne<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cna.ca\/fr\/2012\/10\/05\/closure-of-gentilly-2-nuclear-generating-station\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Closure of Gentilly-2 Nuclear Generating Station - Association nucl\u00e9aire canadienne\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"OTTAWA (5 octobre 2012)\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Hydro-Qu\u00e9bec has confirmed the Gentilly-2 nuclear power plant which has been operating safely and reliably since 1983, will stop producing electricity on December 28, 2012. 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