Page 3 - Darlington Refurbishment Project

By Tina Costanza

anada’s largest clean-energy project,
the decade-long refurbishment of

Ontario Power Generation’s Darlington
CNuclear Generating Station, has begun

to hit milestones as it boosts Ontario’s economy.

The refurbishment marks the first time a project

of this scope has been undertaken within the

station’s 30-year history. Upon completion, it
will enable the station to generate 3,500MW of

electricity for an additional 30 years.

“It’s challenging, complex, and first-of-its-kind

work, with multiple vendors involved,” Keith B.
Brown, engineering section manager for the

project, has said. “Because of this equipment’s

age and complexity, there are very few people that
still know how to replace this. So we’re working

hard to cultivate the depth of knowledge to really
understand this equipment.”

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