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Construction of Unit 2 Now Complete for OPG’s Darlington Refurbishment Project (Photo Credit – OPG)
Along the way, OPG has been doing its part on the Unit 3 project and to facilitate the safe start
to control the spread of COVID-19 at the plant of its refurbishment in the fall.
by implementing increased health and safety
measures across its sites. These measures include “This will allow us to maintain our focus on the
reducing the number of workers on site, facilitating safe completion of Unit 2, monitor the status of
physical distancing, and monitoring the health of the pandemic and its impact on the project, and to
staff. These efforts, combined with nearly 10 years ensure steady access to the resources required for
of planning and preparation, helped ensure workers the upcoming phases of work,” said Richardson.
were able to complete Unit 2 construction safely “We’re looking at this extended timeline as an
and up to standard. opportunity. As we prepare for Unit 3 refurbishment,
we’re working closely with our project partners,
Subject to the state of the pandemic, OPG is vendors, suppliers and unions to ensure we hit the
preparing to resume prerequisite field work in June ground running when the time comes.”
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