CANDU reactor
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candu-reactor-175-3819509
title:
CANDU reactor
text:
The CANDU is a Canadian pressurized heavy-water reactor design used to generate electric power. The acronym refers to its deuterium oxide moderator and its use of 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. There have been two major types of CANDU reactors, the original design of around 500 MWe that was
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Canadian heavy water nuclear reactor design
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CANDU_reactor
date created:
2001-12-14T06:04:11Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T03:19:06Z
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