Three decades of Canadian nuclear chemical engineering
Journal Article
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· Adv. Chem. Ser.; (United States)
Major contributions to uranium refining, heavy-water production, reactor coolant technology for heavy water, boiling-water and organic-cooled power reactors, waste immobilization, and irradiated fuel processing are described. Included is a brief outline of the evolution of the highly successful Canadian nuclear power program based on natural-uranium-fueled, heavy-water-moderated reactors. The most important chemical engineering achievement in the nuclear field in Canada was the establishment of an industrial capability to produce heavy water. Two other key contributions were (a) the control of the build-up of radiation fields caused by the activation of corrosion products and their transport by the coolant, and (b) pioneering work on the immobilization of fission products in glass which included a field test now in its 20th year.
- Research Organization:
- Chalk River Nuclear Labs., Ontario
- OSTI ID:
- 5538990
- Journal Information:
- Adv. Chem. Ser.; (United States), Journal Name: Adv. Chem. Ser.; (United States) Vol. 190; ISSN ADCSA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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