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online in 1990. Unit 1 followed in 1992, and Units Contracts for the refurbishment indicate the project

3 and 4 were brought online in 1993. In April 1999, will provide apprenticeship opportunities for skilled

Ontario Hydro was split into five component Crown trades workers, including welders, electricians,
corporations with Ontario Power Generation (OPG) carpenters, insulators, ironworkers, boilmakers,

taking over all electrical generating stations. crane operators, heavy equipment mechanics and
Responsibility for long-term plans to establish an operators, construction millwrights and industrial

appropriate mix of electricity supply in the province, mechanics, and steam, pipe and gas fitters. OPG’s

however, falls to the government of Ontario. The aim is to have apprenticeships make up 20 per cent
province has determined that a mix of options is of the workforce on the project.

the best approach for ensuring a safe, secure and
reasonably priced electricity supply for its residents. While workers carry out their duties, the station will

continue to operate. Each unit will be taken offline,

OPG announced in February 2010 that its plans one at a time, to be safely rebuilt.
for the refurbishment would go ahead, and it

established financing for the project as part of In Canada, nuclear power plants are subject to

its work program. OPG’s general operations have oversight and regular licence renewal by the
funded the initiation and execution preparation Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC). OPG

phases of the project. is filing reports to the CNSC at various stages

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