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The '''CANDU''' power reactor is a pressurized heavy water reactor (PHWR), initially developed in the late 1950's in Canada. | The '''CANDU''' power reactor is a pressurized heavy water reactor (PHWR), initially developed in the late 1950's in Canada. | ||
CANDU is an acronym for "'''CAN'''ada '''D'''euterium '''U'''ranium". | CANDU is an acronym for "'''CAN'''ada '''D'''euterium '''U'''ranium". | ||
This design is relatively safe from a [[nonproliferation]] standpoint, as it produces little [[plutonium]], and that plutonium is rich in <sup>240</sup>Pu, an isotope highly undesirable for bombs. | |||
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The CANDU power reactor is a pressurized heavy water reactor (PHWR), initially developed in the late 1950's in Canada. CANDU is an acronym for "CANada Deuterium Uranium".
This design is relatively safe from a nonproliferation standpoint, as it produces little plutonium, and that plutonium is rich in 240Pu, an isotope highly undesirable for bombs.