Canada · 45.069, -66.454Point Lepreau
Point Lepreau, nuclear power plant in Canada, operates one pressurized heavy water reactor with 660 MW net installed capacity and has been in service since 1983.
Unit Point Lepreau 1 has been operating for 43 years, since 1983. Its 660 MW net are enough to supply about 2,080,000 households.
- Country
- Canada
- Units
- 2
- Technology
- PHWR · SMR
- Net capacity
- 660 MWe
- First grid connection
- 1983
- Operator
- New Brunswick Electric Power Commission
- Owner
- New Brunswick Electric Power Commission · NB Power
- Status
- Operating
See also: alerts for this plant · every plant in Canada · Vendor: Atomic Energy of Canada Limited · every PHWR reactor · how a PHWR works · every SMR reactor · how a SMR works
Units
| Unit | Type | Model | Status | MWe | MWt | Construction start | Grid connection | Closure | Licence until | Load factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point Lepreau 1 | Pressurized heavy water (PHWR · CANDU) | CANDU 6 | Operating | 660 | 2,180 | May 1, 1975 | Sep 11, 1982 | 2041 (planned) | Jun 30, 2032 | 30.7 % (2024) |
| Point Lepreau SMR 1 | Small modular reactor (SMR) | ARC-100 | Planned | 100 | — | — | 2029 (planned) | — | — | — |
Data: IAEA PRIS · Global Energy Monitor · Wikipedia · updated on Sep 17, 2026
Point Lepreau 1, a 660 MWe PHWR (CANDU 6), started construction in 1975, was connected to the grid in 1982 and is still operating, with a 30.7% load factor in 2024.
Point Lepreau SMR 1, a 100 MWe gross SMR (ARC-100), is planned, with grid connection expected in 2029.
Operator: New Brunswick Electric Power Commission.
Owner: NB Power (Point Lepreau SMR 1).