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.
Wikipedia
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  • Power station
  • …lies at an elevation of 183 metres (600 feet)
  • Description: nuclear power plant

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bruce Nuclear Power Development and Inverhuron Provincial Park.

Power station
Photo: Cszmurlo, CC BY 2.5.
Bruce Nuclear Generating Station is a nuclear power… is situated 1½ km east of Douglas Point Nuclear Generating Station.

Park
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is a provincial park… is situated 3 km south of Douglas Point Nuclear Generating Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Inverhuron and Tiverton.

Locality
is a community located in Bruce County… is situated 4½ km south of Douglas Point Nuclear Generating Station.

Village
Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a community in the , Bruce County, , Canada. is situated 8 km southeast of Douglas Point Nuclear Generating Station.

Douglas Point Nuclear Generating Station

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Latitude
44.32667° or 44° 19′ 36″ north
Longitude
-81.6° or 81° 36′ west
Open location code
86PW8CG2+M2
Geo­Names ID
11836953
Wiki­data ID
Q946530

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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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