Business View Magazine | August 2022

37 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 8 BRUCE POWER throwing it out and putting in a new one.” Several upgrades are also underway during MCR to modernize the various support systems and improve efficiencies. In addition to MCR, Bruce Power is also undertaking an initiative to increase peak site output under Project 2030. “By the time we complete the MCR process for six of eight reactors, the plant will generate an additional 500 MW through increased efficiencies, bringing the total output to 7,000MW by 2030 which is equivalent to adding a ninth unit to our site,” says Mudrick. Conducting an MCR is labour-intensive, requiring a variety of skilled-trade workers and at peak up to 3,000 workers for years on end. According to Mudrick, “During the height of the pandemic, that number dropped by half and now that we are back up to that number, the current labour shortage continues to be a challenge. We are