The Ontario provincial government in Canada has pledged support for the long-term operation of four units at the Pickering nuclear power station, owned and operated by Ontario Power Generation (OPG), for an additional 30 years.
Pickering currently has six Candu 500 515-MW pressurised heavy water reactor units in commercial operation – Units 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8.
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