CANDU reactor technology

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nuclear reactor technology pressurized heavy-water reactor design

CANDU reactor technology is a Canadian-designed nuclear power reactor system that uses heavy water as both moderator and coolant and can operate on natural, unenriched uranium fuel.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
CANDU 6	1
CANDU reactor	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	nuclear reactor technology ⓘ pressurized heavy-water reactor design ⓘ
canUseFuel	mixed oxide fuel ⓘ reprocessed uranium ⓘ slightly enriched uranium ⓘ spent fuel from light-water reactors ⓘ thorium-based fuel ⓘ
controlMechanism	adjuster rods ⓘ mechanical control rods ⓘ
coolantPressure	high-pressure in pressure tubes ⓘ
coolingType	indirect cycle ⓘ
coreType	horizontal pressure tubes ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Canada ⓘ
designGoal	flexible fuel cycle options ⓘ high capacity factor ⓘ use of natural uranium fuel ⓘ
developer	Atomic Energy of Canada Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ
exportedToCountry	Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ China NERFINISHED ⓘ India NERFINISHED ⓘ Other international customers via licensing and collaboration ⓘ Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Romania NERFINISHED ⓘ South Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstCommercialDeployment	1960s ⓘ
fuelBundleType	short cylindrical fuel bundles ⓘ
fuelCladding	zirconium alloy ⓘ
fuelEnrichment	unenriched ⓘ
fuelForm	uranium dioxide pellets ⓘ
moderatorLocation	separate low-pressure calandria ⓘ
neutronEconomy	high ⓘ
neutronSpectrum	thermal ⓘ
notableVariant	Advanced CANDU Reactor (ACR) concept NERFINISHED ⓘ CANDU 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ CANDU 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ
pressureVessel	no large single pressure vessel ⓘ
primaryCircuitType	pressurized heavy-water loop ⓘ
refuelingCapability	on-power refueling ⓘ
regulatorInCanada	Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ
safetyFeature	containment structure ⓘ independent shutdown systems ⓘ large negative void reactivity in moderator ⓘ separate low-temperature moderator ⓘ
secondaryCircuitType	light-water steam cycle ⓘ
shutdownSystem	gravity-driven shutoff rods ⓘ liquid neutron poison injection ⓘ
typicalElectricalOutputRange	about 600–900 MWe per unit ⓘ
usesCoolant	heavy water ⓘ
usesFuel	natural uranium ⓘ
usesModerator	heavy water ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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Atomic Energy of Canada Limited → developed → CANDU reactor technology ⓘ

Darlington Nuclear Generating Station → usesReactorType → CANDU reactor technology ⓘ

this entity surface form: CANDU reactor

Darlington Nuclear Generating Station → reactorModel → CANDU reactor technology ⓘ

this entity surface form: CANDU 6