CANDU 750B
The CANDU 750B is a Generation II pressurised heavy water reactor from AtkinsRéalis (Candu Energy). 4 units are operating and 0 are under construction, out of 4 on record.
Bruce B, four units commissioned between 1984 and 1987 and the second half of what is, by unit count and output, the largest operating nuclear station in the world. The B units corrected the shared-systems arrangement of Bruce A and have run without the mid-life lay-up their predecessors needed.
| Vendor | AtkinsRéalis (Candu Energy) |
|---|---|
| Reactor type | Pressurised heavy water reactor (PHWR) |
| Generation | II |
| Capacity range | 870–890 MWe gross |
| Coolant | Heavy water |
| Typical enrichment | Natural uranium, 0.71% U-235 |
| Canada | 4 units, 4 operating |
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How long it took to build
Years from construction start to grid connection, for units with both dates on record. The median across 4 finished units is 6.7 years.
| Unit | Country | Started | Connected | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce nuclear power plant B6 | Canada | 1978 | 1984 | 6.5 |
| Bruce nuclear power plant B5 | Canada | 1978 | 1984 | 6.5 |
| Bruce nuclear power plant B7 | Canada | 1979 | 1986 | 6.8 |
| Bruce nuclear power plant B8 | Canada | 1979 | 1987 | 7.6 |
All CANDU 750B units
| Unit | Country | Status | Gross MW | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce nuclear power plant B5 | Canada | 872 | 1985 | |
| Bruce nuclear power plant B6 | Canada | 891 | 1984 | |
| Bruce nuclear power plant B7 | Canada | 872 | 1986 | |
| Bruce nuclear power plant B8 | Canada | 872 | 1987 |
Sources
- CANDU 750B, vendor documentation
- Global Nuclear Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, August 2026 release , CC BY 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-06
How these sources are used, including the corrections applied on top of them and what is deliberately left blank · download the underlying data