Bruce Power’s Unit 8 is back in service after a three-month planned maintenance outage.
Extensive work was completed on nearly every system in Unit 8. The total cost of the investment program is estimated at $116 million.
During the outage, Bruce Power operators also harvested Cobalt-60 from the reactor. The material will be used to sterilize about 40 per cent of the world’s single-use medical devices – such as gloves, masks, gowns, sutures, and catheters.
Bruce Power’s Unit 2 is also in the midst of a planned maintenance outage, and it will return to service later in the second quarter.
"Every time we complete an outage we learn lessons that allow us to be a better, more efficient and safer organization as we move forward," said Pierre Pilon, Senior Vice President, Bruce B. "These lessons serve us well both today and as we prepare for our future refurbishment programs."
