  km ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁Point ▁Le pre au , ▁New ▁Brun sw ick , ▁Canada . ▁The ▁facility ▁was ▁constructed ▁between ▁ 1 9 7 5 - 1 9 8 3 ▁by ▁N B ▁Power , ▁the ▁prov inci ally ▁owned ▁public ▁utility . ▁ ▁The ▁facility ▁der ives ▁its ▁name ▁from ▁the ▁nearby ▁head land ▁situated ▁at ▁the ▁eastern most ▁part ▁of ▁Charlotte ▁County , ▁although ▁the ▁generating ▁station ▁itself ▁is ▁located ▁within ▁Saint ▁John ▁County . ▁ ▁The ▁generating ▁station ▁is ▁administr atively ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁service ▁district ▁of ▁Mus qu ash , ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Saint ▁John . ▁ ▁The ▁Point ▁Le pre au ▁N uc lear ▁Gener ating ▁Station ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁nuclear ▁generating ▁facility ▁located ▁in ▁Atlantic ▁Canada ▁and ▁consists ▁of ▁a ▁single ▁C AND U ▁nuclear ▁re actor ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁northern ▁shore ▁of ▁the ▁Bay ▁of ▁Fund y , ▁having ▁a ▁net ▁capacity ▁of ▁ 6 6 0 ▁M W ▁( 7 0 5 ▁M W ▁gross ). ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁Point ▁Le pre au ▁was ▁finished ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁It ▁operated ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁when ▁it ▁closed ▁for ▁a ▁ref urb ishment ▁until ▁October ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁first ▁re - connected ▁to ▁the ▁grid . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁operating ▁nuclear ▁re actor ▁in ▁Canada ▁outside ▁Ontario . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁C AND U ▁re actor ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁East ▁Coast ▁of