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Isn't the Canadian CANDU design already safe? Or at least safer than many reactor types which usie plutonium and highly pressurized vessels. CANDU use natural
by dghughes 7y ago
Isn't the Canadian CANDU design already safe? Or at least safer than many reactor types which usie plutonium and highly pressurized vessels.
CANDU use natural uranium, can be refueled at full power plus many other advantages most being passive safety features.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CANDU_reactor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CANDU_reactor
- pfdietz 7y agoCanada gave up on CANDU, and sold AECL for just $15M. They decided there was simply no market for the reactor technology.