CANDU reactor family

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:nuclear_reactor
gptkbp:canUseAlternativeFuels gptkb:MOX_fuel
thorium
reprocessed uranium
gptkbp:component turbine generators
calandria
containment structure
fuel bundles
heavy water coolant
heavy water moderator
pressure tubes
reactor control systems
steam generators
shutdown systems
gptkbp:coolingSystem heavy water
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Atomic_Energy_of_Canada_Limited
gptkbp:doesNotRequireEnrichedUranium true
gptkbp:exportedTo gptkb:Argentina
gptkb:China
gptkb:India
gptkb:Pakistan
gptkb:Romania
gptkb:South_Korea
gptkbp:features separate moderator and coolant circuits
multiple shutdown systems
negative void coefficient
gptkbp:firstCommercialUnit gptkb:Douglas_Point_Nuclear_Generating_Station
gptkbp:fuelCanBeReplacedWhileOperating true
gptkbp:fuelType natural uranium
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label CANDU reactor family
gptkbp:notableFeature modular design
flexible fuel cycle
high neutron economy
separate moderator and coolant
on-power refuelling
gptkbp:notableFlora gptkb:Pickering_Nuclear_Generating_Station
gptkb:Bruce_Nuclear_Generating_Station
gptkb:Darlington_Nuclear_Generating_Station
gptkb:Cernavodă_Nuclear_Power_Plant
gptkb:Embalse_Nuclear_Power_Station
gptkb:Wolsong_Nuclear_Power_Plant
gptkb:Qinshan_Nuclear_Power_Plant
gptkbp:notableModel gptkb:CANDU_6
gptkb:CANDU_9
gptkb:Enhanced_CANDU_6
CANDU 3
gptkbp:primaryUse electricity generation
gptkbp:startYear 1962
gptkbp:usesModerator heavy water
gptkbp:usesPressureTubes true
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:CANDU_6
gptkb:CANDU-BLW
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7