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The candu canada deuterium uranium is a canadian pressurized heavy water reactor. Phwr is modeled using few variants of least square. Pressurized heavy water reactors commonly known as candu reactors were developed in canada due to the availability of heavy water and natural uranium. There are two major systems utilized to convert the h eat generated in the fuel into electrical power for industrial and residential use. Phwr unesco eolss sample chapters nuclear energy materials and reactors vol. Pressurized heavy water reactor phwr nuclear power. A nuclear reactor is a device in which the nuclear fission reaction takes place in a self sustained and controlled manner. The less numerous boiling water reactor bwr makes steam in the primary circuit above the reactor core, at similar temperatures and pressure. In conversion, british nuclear fuels ltd bnfl has announced that it will. Nuclear reactors nuclear power plant nuclear reactor. A nuclear reactor or nuclear power plant consists of nuclear reactor fuel, control rods, moderators, pressure vessels, coolant and containment. Information on research reactors, fuel cycle facilities at the pilot plant stage and. Usage of spnds for incore monitoring of neutron flux during power operation would be a necessity in large size reactors and hence has a lot of relevance for the ahwr as well as 700 mwe phwr. Candu reactor is the dominant reactor technology among the heavy water concepts.
The pressurized heavy water reactor uses heavy water for both the coolant and. Although the candu pressurized heavy water reactor phwr design differs from that of light water reactors lwrs, many of the materials degradation issues are similar. It concludes with some technical details of the proposed advanced candu. Country nuclear fuel cycle profiles publications iaea. Reactors designed to convert a fertile isotope 232th or 238u into a fissile. The higher temperatures also result in more efficient conversion to steam, and ultimately. The higher temperatures also result in more efficient conversion to steam, and. Nuclear fission and types of water in steam separators positioned above the core, nuclear reactor like all other thermal power plants, nuclear reactors work by generating heat, which boils water to produce steam to drive the turbogenerators. Uranium candu type pressurized heavy water reactor.