Bruce Power is ready to take delivery of zirconium alloy pressure tubes for the Unit 6 Major Component Replacement (MCR) Project.
Nu-Tech Precision Metals Inc will begin shipping tubes to Bruce Power this month for the Unit 6 project and is scheduled to complete the order next August. Approximately 50 per cent of the tubes for Unit 6 are in various stages of manufacture at the Nu-Tech facility in Arnprior, Ontario, and almost 15 per cent of the order has been already completed.
The MCR Project is part of Bruce Power’s Life-Extension Program, which started in January 2016 and includes Units 3-8.
By extending the life of Bruce Power’s reactors to 2064, the company will create and sustain 22,000 jobs annually, both directly and indirectly, across Ontario, while investing $4 billion a year into the province’s economy.
At the same time, Bruce Power said it will produce 30 per cent of Ontario’s electricity at 30 per cent less than the average cost to generate residential power, while also producing zero carbon emissions.
“Nu-Tech has been in the business of producing seamless zirconium tubes for more than 60 years and has produced just about every pressure tube that’s in every Candu reactor around the world,” said Mike Rencheck, Bruce Power president and CEO. “The company’s long history of excellence and experience in the nuclear industry will support Bruce Power’s commitment to delivering our MCR initiative on time and on budget. “Today’s announcement also signifies our ongoing investment in Ontario’s communities, which will create economic opportunities for the communities in which they operate for many years to come.”