The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has given Bruce Power approval to power up its Unit 2 reactor.
This regulatory permission to remove reactor shutdown guarantees from Unit 2, which has been shut down for nearly 20 years, means it is now a live nuclear reactor and Bruce Power can complete final safety checks in preparation for synchronization to Ontario's electricity grid.
The next step will be to synchronize Unit 2 to the Ontario electricity grid. The 750 MW unit will produce enough electricity to power about 500,000 average Canadian homes.
