CANDU - A proven system ready to meet tomorrow's challenge
The performance and essential characteristics of the CANDU-PHW nuclear steam generating system are described. Fundamental choices of heavy water as coolant and moderator and natural uranium as fuel together with a pressure tube design have resulted in a system with high capacity factors, good economics and excellent fuel utilization. The versatility of CANDU, which results from its inherent neutron economy, provides an opportunity for CANDU to meet the challenge of tomorrow using even more resource-efficient thorium fuel cycles. Introduction of CANDU thorium fuel cycles will depend on the future price of uranium resources. However, it is shown that CANDU can match the resource utilization of the fast breeder reactor.
- Research Organization:
- Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., Chalk River, Ontario
- OSTI ID:
- 5277657
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-830812-
- Journal Information:
- Proc., Intersoc. Energy Convers. Eng. Conf.; (United States), Journal Name: Proc., Intersoc. Energy Convers. Eng. Conf.; (United States) Vol. 1; ISSN PIECD
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Nonbreeding
Otherwise Moderated or Unmoderated
ACTINIDES
BREEDER REACTORS
CANDU TYPE REACTORS
CAPACITY
COOLANTS
DESIGN
DOUGLAS POINT ONTARIO REACTOR
ECONOMICS
ELEMENTS
EPITHERMAL REACTORS
FAST REACTORS
FBR TYPE REACTORS
FUEL CYCLE
HEAVY WATER
HEAVY WATER COOLED REACTORS
HEAVY WATER MODERATED REACTORS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
METALS
NATURAL URANIUM REACTORS
NEUTRON FLUX
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PERFORMANCE
PHWR TYPE REACTORS
PRESSURE TUBE REACTORS
PRESSURE TUBES
PRICES
RADIATION FLUX
REACTORS
STEAM GENERATION
THERMAL REACTORS
THORIUM
TUBES
URANIUM
WATER