Abstract
This report reviews the evolution of Canadian research reactor design over the past fifty years. Canadian research reactors have played a central role in the development of CANDU power reactors and the creation of an international business based on the production of medical and industrial radioisotopes. A focus on neutronic efficiency, which stemmed from the incentive for direct use of Canada`s abundant uranium resources, has resulted in several generations of multipurpose reactors with a common heritage of neutronic efficiency. Each successive nuclear design has been engineered with the best available resources to extrapolate slightly from the current technology base to meet specific program requirements and to incorporate the flexibility needed to accommodate evolving priorities. (Author) 19 refs., 2 tabs., 2 figs.
Citation Formats
Lidstone, R F.
The evolution of Canadian research reactors, 1942 to 1992.
Canada: N. p.,
1993.
Web.
Lidstone, R F.
The evolution of Canadian research reactors, 1942 to 1992.
Canada.
Lidstone, R F.
1993.
"The evolution of Canadian research reactors, 1942 to 1992."
Canada.
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title = {The evolution of Canadian research reactors, 1942 to 1992}
author = {Lidstone, R F}
abstractNote = {This report reviews the evolution of Canadian research reactor design over the past fifty years. Canadian research reactors have played a central role in the development of CANDU power reactors and the creation of an international business based on the production of medical and industrial radioisotopes. A focus on neutronic efficiency, which stemmed from the incentive for direct use of Canada`s abundant uranium resources, has resulted in several generations of multipurpose reactors with a common heritage of neutronic efficiency. Each successive nuclear design has been engineered with the best available resources to extrapolate slightly from the current technology base to meet specific program requirements and to incorporate the flexibility needed to accommodate evolving priorities. (Author) 19 refs., 2 tabs., 2 figs.}
place = {Canada}
year = {1993}
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title = {The evolution of Canadian research reactors, 1942 to 1992}
author = {Lidstone, R F}
abstractNote = {This report reviews the evolution of Canadian research reactor design over the past fifty years. Canadian research reactors have played a central role in the development of CANDU power reactors and the creation of an international business based on the production of medical and industrial radioisotopes. A focus on neutronic efficiency, which stemmed from the incentive for direct use of Canada`s abundant uranium resources, has resulted in several generations of multipurpose reactors with a common heritage of neutronic efficiency. Each successive nuclear design has been engineered with the best available resources to extrapolate slightly from the current technology base to meet specific program requirements and to incorporate the flexibility needed to accommodate evolving priorities. (Author) 19 refs., 2 tabs., 2 figs.}
place = {Canada}
year = {1993}
month = {Jan}
}