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 Tide 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.