A CANADIAN APPROACH TO NUCLEAR POWER
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:4111716
A review of the main Canadian approach to nuclear power and the place it has in the Canadian power program is presented. A neutron economical reactor is best suited for the present conditions. The qualities of heavy water as a moderator were exploited, and a concentrated effort was made to achieve high burn- up of natural uranium fuel. Utilization of natural uranium to the point that the irradiated fuel may be considered as a waste product eliminates many items of capital expenditure and many unsolved technical problems related to the enriched fuel cycle and low burn-up natural uranium cycle. The flexibility asscciated with the application of heavy water as a moderator is considered important to the program. (W.L.H.)
- Research Organization:
- Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., Chalk River, Ont.
- NSA Number:
- NSA-15-008333
- OSTI ID:
- 4111716
- Report Number(s):
- AECL-1155
- Country of Publication:
- Canada
- Language:
- English
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