Year first lit 1959 (current) Construction concrete tower | Foundation concrete basement | |
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Location Point LepreauNew BrunswickCanada Year first constructed 1831 (first)1899 (second) Deactivated 1898 (first)1958 (second) | ||
Point lepreau nuclear station
Point Lepreau is a cape in southwestern New Brunswick, Canada.
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- Point lepreau nuclear station
- 2015 intrepid exercise held at the point lepreau ngs aug 18 2016 2016 08 17 c5
- Point Lepreau Lighthouse
- References
It is at the southern tip of a 10 km-long (6.2 mi) peninsula that extends into the Bay of Fundy. This peninsula contains the boundary between Saint John County to the east and Charlotte County to the west, although the southernmost tip at Point Lepreau is within Charlotte County.
Point Lepreau forms the eastern limit of Maces Bay.
The Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station in Saint John County is a CANDU nuclear reactor operated by NB Power approximately 2 km (1.2 mi) northeast from the point.
2015 intrepid exercise held at the point lepreau ngs aug 18 2016 2016 08 17 c5
Point Lepreau Lighthouse
The point hosts a light station owned by the Canadian Coast Guard and managed by NB Power.
References
Point Lepreau Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA