CANDU reactor

The CANDU reactor is a pressurized-heavy-water, natural-uranium power reactor? designed in the 1960's by a consortium of Canadian government and private industry. CANDU is a registered trademark and stands for "Canada Deuterium Uranium".

All power reactors in Canada are of the CANDU type, and Canada is also marketing the power-reactor product abroad.

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External links:

• The Canadian Nuclear FAQ:
  • http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/~cz725/cnf_sectionA.htm#a