goingcritical:npdCanada · Power reactor

NPD (Nuclear Power Demonstration)

Developer: AECL / Ontario Hydro / Canadian General Electric

Site: Rolphton, Ontario

Status: Critical since April 11, 1962 critical

Summary:

First CANDU prototype and first nuclear-generated electricity delivered to a Canadian grid

Details

DesignPressure-tube heavy-water reactor (CANDU prototype)
Capacity22 MWe

Milestone history

  1. Announced —
  2. Construction start —
  3. Fuel load —
  4. First criticality April 11, 1962
  5. Grid connection June 4, 1962
  6. Commercial operation —

References

  1. Society for the Preservation of Canada's Nuclear Heritage, NPD
  2. Ontario Heritage Trust, Nuclear Power Demonstration Reactor