The last major construction activity at the Point Lepreau nuclear power plant has been finished with the completion of the 760 lower feeder installations ahead of schedule.
The installations are likened to completing a complex, three dimensional puzzle that has to be assembled in a defined sequence.
The next major activity will be loading new fuel into the reactor which is scheduled to begin this month.
NB Power is reporting the plant is still expected to return to service by the fall of 2012.
Meantime, NB Power is suing its insurers for more than $320 million over delays and mistakes made in the refurbishment and Atomic Energy of Canada has filed a similar claim for roughly $204 million.