Chief Nuclear Officer 

Ontario Power Generation

Wayne Robbins is the Chief Nuclear Officer at Ontario Power Generation (OPG).

OPG is an Ontario-based electricity generation company whose principal business is the generation and sale of electricity in Ontario. 

Wayne Robbins was appointed to this position June 1, 2009. He reports to Tom Mitchell, President & CEO.

Prior to this position Wayne was the Senior Vice President, Darlington Nuclear Generating Station. He was appointed to this position in December 2006.   He reported directly to the Chief Nuclear Officer and was responsible for the strategic direction, planning and execution required to achieve nuclear production targets at Darlington, while focusing on safety and reliability.

In 2008, Wayne was named OPG’s Power within Leader of the Year and in 2009, was honoured with the Ontario Energy Association leadership award.

September 2005 he was appointed to the position of Deputy Vice President, Darlington Nuclear. He reported directly to the Senior Vice President of Darlington and was responsible for support organizations (Strategic Planning, Finance, Performance Improvement, Security, Emergency Response, Regulatory Affairs) and assisting the Senior Vice President in station oversight.

Before arriving back to Darlington in September 2005 Wayne was the Director of Operations and Maintenance, Pickering B Nuclear Generating Station.  Wayne's experience in operations, maintenance and success in outages was invaluable in meeting the challenges of the extensive outage program for Pickering B.

Before his appointment to Pickering B, Wayne held the same position at Pickering A Nuclear Generating Station where he was responsible for overall station operation, strategic planning and process improvements to achieve station targets and long-term station reliability. 

Wayne joined Ontario Power Generation, formerly known as Ontario Hydro, in 1980. He was initially employed as a Commissioning Engineer at Pickering B, and also worked on Pickering A’s Retube Project before moving to Darlington Nuclear in 1985.  At Darlington, Wayne held several positions including Commissioning Engineer, Shift Operating Supervisor, Fuel Handling Supervisor and then Shift Manager.  Wayne was then promoted and held various Management positions such as Maintenance Manager, Outage Manager and Authorized Duty Manager.

Prior to 1980, Wayne worked with McLaren Consulting Firm, where he was involved in field engineering activities.

Wayne was born in Bancroft, Ontario and obtained his Bachelor Degree in Applied Science from Queen’s University. He and his wife, Jane, have three children. Their two sons currently live and work in the Durham Region and their daughter works in the Bancroft area.