Bruce Power Aerial View (From Bruce Power)
Bruce Power is celebrating the defueling of Unit 3’s reactor core ahead of schedule.
The defuel program was completed 18 days ahead of schedule and completed 31 days faster than the same program on the Unit 6 MCR.
The defueling removed 5,7468 fuel bundles removed from the reactor core.
President and CEO Mike Rencheck says that hitting the milestone so far ahead of schedule is a “remarkable achievement.”
Bruce Power is now preparing for bulkhead installation, as well as the Primary Heat Transport (PHT) system ‘drain and dry’, according to a media release from the company.
The Unit 3 MCR is the second refurbishment project in the company’s Life-Extension Program to extend the operational lives of Units 3-8 on the Bruce Power site to 2064.
Unit 6, which began its MCR on Jan. 1, 2020, is expected to return to service later this year, on target.