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New Brunswick’s nuclear power plant expected to be off-line for weeks, official says

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Digital, G. (2026, September 16). New Brunswick’s nuclear power plant expected to be off-line for weeks, official says. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/12062150/point-lepreau-generating-station-offline/

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A representative from New Brunswick’s Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station announced that the plant will remain shut down for a few weeks due to a heavy-water leak caused by a broken instrumentation line. The station, which went offline on September 11, is currently cooling down so workers can access and repair the damaged pipe using specialized equipment. This marks the third shutdown this year; earlier closures occurred from April to August for scheduled maintenance and briefly in early September for turbine repairs.

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New Brunswick’s Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station, a 43-year-old plant, has been offline since September 11 due to a heavy-water leak from an instrumentation line. The station's community manager, Kathleen Duguay, confirmed that the leak was identified and requires special equipment like scissor lifts for repair. NB Power, which operates the facility, estimates it will take several weeks to fix the issue. This is the third shutdown this year; earlier in 2023, the plant was offline from April to August for scheduled maintenance. While there is no public risk according to officials, many of the auxiliary components have not been updated since the station’s opening in the 1980s, raising concerns about aging infrastructure despite the core being largely rebuilt in 2009.

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While the 43-year-old plant’s nuclear core was largely rebuilt some 14 years ago, many of its auxiliary components such as the instrumentation lines have been in place since it opened in the 1980s.

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🔮 A representative for New Brunswick’s nuclear power plant says it’s expected to remain off-line for a few weeks as they make a repair.

2026-09-17 · Global News

New Brunswick’s nuclear power plant expected to be off-line for weeks, official says · assertive framing

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A representative for New Brunswick’s nuclear power plant says it’s expected to remain off-line for a few weeks as they make a repair. asserted

they → say → repair

The station’s community manager Kathleen Duguay says plant workers have located a heavy-water leak from a broken pipe known as an instrumentation line. asserted

workers → say → line

She says workers weren’t able to access the broken line until the plant cooled down — and even then they still needed to use special equipment such as a scissor lift. asserted

they → say → lift

Get daily National news With the problem identified, Duguay says crews are working out a plan to fix the line at the Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station. asserted

crews → get → Station

The station was first taken off-line Sept. 11, the third shutdown this year. asserted

station → take → line

NB Power, the public utility that operates the plant, says there is no risk to the public, employees or the environment. asserted

that → operate → public

While the 43-year-old plant’s nuclear core was largely rebuilt some 14 years ago, many of its auxiliary components such as the instrumentation lines have been in place since it opened in the 1980s. asserted

it → rebuild → 1980s