Nu-Tech Precision Metals Inc. to Begin Delivery of Pressure Tubes to Bruce Power for Major Component Replacement Project

Oct 17, 2019

Nu-Tech Precision Metals Inc., a long-time supplier to the Canadian nuclear industry, is ready to begin the delivery of zirconium alloy pressure tubes for the Unit 6 Major Component Replacement (MCR) Project.

Nu-Tech will begin shipping tubes to Bruce Power this month for the Unit 6 project – which will begin in January 2020 – and is scheduled to complete the order next August.  Approximately 50 per cent of the tubes for Unit 6 are in various stages of manufacture at the Nu-Tech facility in Arnprior, ON, and almost 15 per cent of the order has been already completed.

The MCR Project is part of Bruce Power’s Life-Extension Program, which started in January 2016 and includes Units 3-8. By extending the life of Bruce Power’s reactors to 2064, the company will create and sustain 22,000 jobs annually, both directly and indirectly, across Ontario, while investing $4 billion a year into the province’s economy. At the same time, Bruce Power will produce 30 per cent of Ontario’s electricity at 30 per cent less than the average cost to generate residential power, while also producing zero carbon emissions.

John Yakabuski, MPP for Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke and Minister of Natural Resources, also emphasized the importance of Bruce Power’s relationship with Nu-Tech for local communities.

The long-term agreement has long-term benefits for the people and communities that Nu-Tech touches.

“For Nu-Tech, the ongoing commitment from Bruce Power allows the company to continue supporting Arnprior and Renfrew County by providing stable employment and helping to fund public services in the surrounding communities,” said George Legate, President of Nu-Tech Precision Metals Inc.

“This 10-year contract from Bruce Power for just over 3,000 pressure tubes equates to millions of dollars a year being injected into Renfrew County through the salaries paid to our employees and money flowing to our supply base located throughout the Ottawa Valley. It will also allow us to continue to provide financial assistance with the delivery of services in the Arnprior and McNab/ Braeside area.”

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