The station has been down since April. 6, while N.B. Power carried out a planned 100-day maintenance outage.
A new piece of legislation in New Brunswick would allow NB Power to enter into strategic partnerships to manage its generating assets. The bill comes as details of negotiations surrounding the Point Lepreau nuclear generating station remain scarce. Silas Brown explains. – May 15, 2024
In a news release Thursday, the utility says that during startup a “critical issue” related to the 660-megawatt power plant’s main generator was identified and it needs to be addressed before the station can return to service.
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