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Extant CANDU reactors can utilize Thorium fuel too. [1] I believe India is planning to utilize them in this way. [2] [1] https://www.osti.gov/etdeweb/servlets/
by arcticbull 5y ago
Extant CANDU reactors can utilize Thorium fuel too. [1] I believe India is planning to utilize them in this way. [2]
[1] https://www.osti.gov/etdeweb/servlets/purl/20823329 https://www.osti.gov/etdeweb/servlets/purl/20823329
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CANDU_reactor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CANDU_reactor
- petre 5y agoI think they plan to use the PFBR (Stage II) to produce U-Th MOX and fuel the AHWR with it. However both reactors are far from complete. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India%27s_three-stage_nuclear_power_programme#Advanced_Heavy_Water_Reactor_(AHWR) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India%27s_three-stage_nuclear_...