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The refurbishment involves replacing critical three decades of station operation, are expected

components of the CANDU reactors. Work began in to generate $89.9 billion in economic benefits for
October 2016, starting with the second of four units. Ontario, create 14,200 jobs per year, and increase

personal income by an average of $1.6 billion on an
The Unit 2 reactor achieved first criticality on April 9 annual basis, according to an independent report by

this year. That means the reactor has initially shown the Conference Board of Canada.

its capacity to maintain a sustained chain reaction
and create the energy needed to produce electricity, With 96 per cent of project costs spent in Ontario

said Jeff Richardson, senior vice-president, Nuclear and the hiring of Ontario-based contractors, for
Projects. every $1 spent on the project, Ontario’s GDP is

expected to rise by an average of $1.40.

Dietmar Reiner, chief project officer, described the
milestone as a historic moment, when “essential In addition to bolstering Ontario’s economy,

services like ours are needed more than ever.” an independent report prepared by Intrinsik

The $12.8-billion refurbishment, and its subsequent Environmental Sciences suggests the operation

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