Douglas Point Nuclear Generating Station
The Douglas Point Nuclear Generating Station was Canada’s first full-scale nuclear power plant and the second CANDU pressurised heavy water reactor. Its success was a major milestone and marked Canada's entry into the global nuclear power scene.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bruce Nuclear Power Development and Inverhuron Provincial Park.
Bruce Nuclear Power Development
Power station
Bruce Nuclear Generating Station is a nuclear power station located on the eastern shore of Lake Huron in Ontario, Canada. It occupies 932 ha of land. The facility derives its name from Bruce Township, the local municipality when the plant was constructed, now Kincardine due to amalgamation. Bruce Nuclear Power Development is situated 1½ km east of Douglas Point Nuclear Generating Station.
Inverhuron Provincial Park
Park
Photo: Dger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Inverhuron Provincial Park is a provincial park located on the shores of Lake Huron beside the small village of Inverhuron, Ontario, near Tiverton, Ontario, Canada. Inverhuron Provincial Park is situated 3 km south of Douglas Point Nuclear Generating Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Inverhuron and Tiverton.
Inverhuron
Locality
Inverhuron is a community located in Bruce County within the Municipality of Kincardine in the Canadian province of Ontario. The community includes approximately 200 permanent residents and 400 seasonal cottagers. Inverhuron is situated 4½ km south of Douglas Point Nuclear Generating Station.
Tiverton
Village
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Tiverton is a community in the Municipality of Kincardine, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. It is near the shore of Lake Huron on Highway 21 between Port Elgin and Kincardine. Tiverton is situated 8 km southeast of Douglas Point Nuclear Generating Station.
Douglas Point Nuclear Generating Station
- Type: Power station
- Description: nuclear power plant
- Categories: nuclear power plant and industry
- Location: Kincardine, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Douglas Point Nuclear Generating Station” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Douglas Point”
- Chinese: “道格拉斯角核電站”
- Dutch: “Douglas Point Nuclear Generating Station”
- French: “centrale nucléaire de Douglas Point”
- French: “Centrale nucléaire de Douglas Point”
- German: “Kernkraftwerk Douglas Point”
- Italian: “centrale elettronucleare di Douglas Point”
- Italian: “Centrale elettronucleare di Douglas Point”
- Japanese: “ダグラスポイント原子力発電所”
- Russian: “АЭС Дуглас-Пойнт”
- Spanish: “Douglas Point”
- Swedish: “Douglas Point kärnkraftverk”
- Swedish: “Douglas Points kärnkraftverk”
- Ukrainian: “АЕС Дуглас-Пойнт”
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