CANDU reactor

CANDU reactor, by Wikipedia / CC BY SA 3.0 #CANDU_reactors #Nuclear_power_reactor_types #Atomic_Energy_of_Canada_Limited Qinshan Phase III units 1 and 2, located in Zhejiang China （° N ° E）: Two CANDU 6 reactors, designed by Atomic Energy of Canada Limited （AECL）, owned and operated by the Third Qinshan Nuclear Power Company Limited. Note that the installation is essentially two separate plants, inherent to the CANDU6 design. The CANDU （Canada Deuterium Uranium） is a Canadian pressurized heavy-water reactor design used to generate electric power. The acronym refers to its deuterium oxide （heavy water） moderator and its use of （originally, natural） uranium fuel. CANDU reactors were first developed in the late 1950s and 1960s by a partnership between Atomic Energy of Canada Limited （AECL）, the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario, Canadian Ge