Global Infrastructure SherpaPickering Nuclear Station Upgrade
Ontario Power Generation received approval to upgrade the Pickering nuclear station, including replacing steam generators and constructing a deep-water intake system.
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The project includes replacement of all 48 steam generators and construction of a 1.5-km deep-water intake system. Quote: "The estimated $19.75-billion project, also awarded to Aecon-ArkinsRealis as EPC contractor set to begin work in 2027, includes replacement of all 48 steam generators, which Ontario Power Generation says is a first-of-its-kind work scope for its Candu reactor fleet. The project also includes construction of a 1.5-km deep-water intake system to secure colder cooling water, described as an infrastructure element not in the original plant design."
"Last November, Ontario's provincial government also gave the agency formal approval to begin upgrading at the Pickering nuclear station, also near Toronto, four nuclear power units totaling about 2.1 GW and expanding their capacity to about 2.2 GW."
"The estimated $19.75-billion project, also awarded to Aecon-ArkinsRealis as EPC contractor set to begin work in 2027, includes replacement of all 48 steam generators, which Ontario Power Generation says is a first-of-its-kind work scope for its Candu reactor fleet."