It’s been a long time coming, but the Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station is back online as of today.
The facility is expected to provide 25 to 30 years of power to both New Brunswickers and export customers.Gaeten Thomas, president and CEO of NB Power, tells CHSJ News the customer rates will level out in the long term despite the project’s widely-broadcast cost overruns.
There have been seemingly endless delays in the refurbishment project, which began in 2008. Tests and monitoring will continue during the early weeks of the plant’s operation.
