Bruce Power begins major component replacement on unit 5 in Ontario

Bruce Power has commenced a major component replacement outage on unit 5 at its Ontario nuclear station as part of a privately backed Major Component Replacement (MCR) project covering units 3 to 8. The MCR programme involves replacing key reactor components to extend operating life by 30 to 35 years, while supporting 22,000 jobs and generating approximately CAD4 billion annually in economic benefits for Ontario.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Clean Energy, and 4 sources have reported it between 3 Nov 2026 and 4 Nov 2026.