Heavy water makes heavy weather

Journal Article · Tue Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1981 · Cost Eng. (Morgantown, W.Va.); (United States)

OSTI ID:6027608

Stallworthy, E A; Kharbanda, O P

Not often is a process plant built that does not work at all, but it can happen and it has happened. A case history of the Glace Bay Heavy Water Plant in Canada is presented. Canada chose to use natural uranium for the production of electricity using nuclear power, with heavy water as the moderator. The Glace Bay Heavy Water Plant was put in operation in 1960. Only now, some 20 years later, is production approaching more than half that originally planned. The original budget was some US $33 million, with completion scheduled for 1967. Production was finally achieved, at but 20% of the original design capacity, some ten years later, in 1976. The lessons learned during the time of construction and initial operation are discussed.

• OSTI ID: 6027608
• Journal Information: Cost Eng. (Morgantown, W.Va.); (United States), Journal Name: Cost Eng. (Morgantown, W.Va.); (United States) Vol. 23:6; ISSN CSTED
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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070101* -- Heavy Water Production
CANADA
COST
HEAVY WATER
HEAVY WATER PLANTS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
ISOTOPE SEPARATION PLANTS
MANAGEMENT
NORTH AMERICA
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
OPERATING COST
OPERATION
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PRODUCTION
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
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