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• It's show time for the CANDU

  When Canada began its nuclear power program, it chose to use heavy water to moderate (slow down) the fission neutrons. This choice reduces the number of neutrons that are not available for fission by reducing the absorption of those neutrons in the moderator. The improvement in neutron utilization is enough to allow a self sustaining chain reaction to occur even if the fuel source is natural uranium... Posted Mar 04 2008, 02:13 AM by Atomic Insights Blog Filed under: Candu

• AECL and NPIC announce cooperative research and development project

  Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) and the Nuclear Power Institute of China (NPIC) have issued a joint press release announcing the signing of an agreement to work together to further develop nuclear power technologies focused on low uranium consumption. The heavy water moderated CANDU reactors are able to use slightly enriched uranium and consume less uranium per megawatt hour of power output... Posted Jan 12 2008, 04:41 AM by Atomic Insights Blog Filed under: NPIC, Candu, AECL