Bruce Power signs agreement with GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Canada

Bruce Power and GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Canada (GEH-C) have signed an agreement that will see the two companies explore new areas of collaboration with a particular focus on innovation and the continued enhancement of the industry-leading performance at the world’s largest operating nuclear generating facility, located in the Municipality of Kincardine.

 

“We look forward to building on our relationship with GEH-C," said Duncan Hawthorne, Bruce Power president and chief executive officer. "Both organizations place tremendous value on innovation, and it is through this approach, we will continue to be an important source of Ontario’s electricity, supporting the broader economy, including here in Peterborough.

“Ontario’s Long-Term Energy Plan is counting on Bruce Power’s eight units to help power the province for decades to come, and this means affordable electricity for families and businesses along with ongoing positive economic impacts.”

 

With facilities in Peterborough, Toronto and Arnprior, GEH-C provides approximately 350 jobs to skilled workers – about 250 of those in Peterborough. GEH-C has more than 55 years of extensive experience and innovation in the supply of nuclear fuel and fuel channel components, services, equipment and parts for the CANDU nuclear power industry, including designing and supplying highly reliable nuclear equipment to fuel, inspect, and refurbish reactors.

 

“A strong role for clean, affordable, reliable nuclear power will help sustain a highly-trained workforce and a robust, diversified economy, which is important to communities across Ontario,” said Mark Ward, president and chief executive officer of GEH-C. “We’re proud to be a long-term, strategic supplier to Bruce Power and we look forward to continuing our relationship for many years to come by embracing innovation.”

 

The two companies have a long history of delivering positive results through collaboration and innovation, including the development of the ground-breaking Bruce Reactor Inspection and Maintenance System (BRIMS). The BRIMS automated-tooling system was the result of a multi-company collaboration involving Bruce Power, GEH-C, ATS Automation, MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd., BWXT Canada Ltd. and Candu Energy Inc. a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group.

 

“Our government is committed to the Long-Term Energy Plan and this means these kinds of strong partnerships will continue as we look to nuclear to provide a reliable source of affordable and clean electricity for our families and businesses,” said Peterborough MPP Jeff Leal. “I’m very proud of the important role GEH-C plays in Peterborough and the commitment to innovation right here in our own backyard.”

 

The memorandum of understanding, signed Tuesday (Nov. 10) by the two company presidents, identifies a number of areas of potential collaboration which aims to assist Bruce Power in its ongoing operations and outage improvement programs.

Mark Ward (L), president and chief executive officer of GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Canada, is joined by Peterborough County warden J. Murray Jones, Bruce Power president and chief executive officer Duncan Hawthorne, and Peterborough mayor Daryl Bennett, at the signing of the agreement between Bruce Power and GEH-C, focusing on innovation in the nuclear industry; photo courtesy of Bruce Power