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Explore the world of nulcear energy
Every year thousands of visitors arrive at the Bruce Power Visitors’ Centre to learn more about nuclear energy and electricity generation.
The Bruce Power Vistors’ Centre invites guests to learn about power generation in Ontario and discover interesting facts about Bruce Power – the world's largest operating nuclear facility.
The Visitors’ Centre is located north of Tiverton on Bruce County Rd. 20, adjacent to Ontario’s first commercial wind farm, Huron Wind
The Exhibit Hall
The Exhibit Hall features a variety of interactive exhibits and displays. Visitors can take a simulated tour inside a reactor or try their skills as a nuclear operator on replica control room panels. Another exhibit lets guests take control of a console to select different generation sources – wind, solar, biomass, coal, natural gas, and nuclear – to power an imaginary city.
Bus Tours
In 2019, Bruce Power is proud to offer weekday tours for the month of June, in addition to our usual tour offerings in July and August.
A narrated bus tour will be offered daily, Monday to Friday, at 1 p.m. during June, to guests who pre-register using our third-party booking site.
The tour begins at the Bruce Power Visitors’ Centre with a short film in our 100-seat, air-conditioned theatre. After a security check of your government-issued photo ID, you will get on a bus and take a tour of our 2,300 acre site.
In July and August we move to three tours a day (11 a.m., and 1 and 2 p.m.), seven days a week (except statutory holidays on July 1 and Aug. 5). We also recommend pre-registering.
Please note that government-issued identification will be required for all participants. For youth under 18, a parent or guardian must be present to vouch for their identity.
Visit us
3394 Bruce County Rd. 20 (Concession 4, Municipality of Kincardine) West of Hwy. 21 North of Tiverton, ON.
For more information, please call toll free 1-866-748-4787 or email info@brucepower.com.
A narrated bus tour will be offered daily, Monday to Friday, at 1 p.m., during June to guests who pre-register using our third-party booking site.
Call 519-361-7777 or email info@brucepower.com to register.
The Visitors’ Centre is an ideal field trip destination for elementary, secondary and post-secondary school groups and educators.
Presentations are tailored around the Ontario school curriculum and touch a number of topics including electricity production and the environment, energy for the next generation, radiation, nuclear waste management, sources of electricity generation, careers, Canada’s nuclear history, emergency preparedness and basic electricity.
The Visitors’ Centre also provides an interesting visit for community service organizations, social clubs and youth groups including:
Groups often take advantage of the facility’s conference rooms to combine a regular meeting with a visit
Call 519-361-7777 or email info@brucepower.com to register
Discover Energized Environmental Resources (DEER)
Bruce Power, in partnership with the Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority, is pleased to offer a wide variety of environmental and conservation awareness programs to area schools.
The programs are free – with busing provided – to schools served by the Bluewater District School Board and the Bruce Grey Catholic District School Board.
The programs run throughout the school year from September to June.
Call 519-361-7777 or email info@brucepower.com to arrange a school visit.
