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CANDU reactor

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The CANDU (Canada deuterium uranium) is a Canadian pressurized heavy-water reactor design used to generate electric power. The acronym refers to its deuterium oxide (heavy water) moderator and its use of (originally, natural) uranium fuel. CANDU reactors were first developed in the late 1950s and 1960s by a partnership between Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL), the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario, Canadian General Electric, and other companies.

CANDU reactor - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Canadian heavy water nuclear reactor design Qinshan Phase III units 1 and 2, located in Zhejiang , China. The CANDU ( Canada deuterium uranium ) is a Canadian pressurized heavy-water reactor design used to generate electric power. [ 1 ] The acronym refers to its deuterium oxide ( heavy water ) moderator and its use of (originally, natural ) uranium fuel. CANDU reactors were first developed in the late 1950s and 1960s by a partnership between Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL), the Hydro-Electric Power Commissio

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