The CANDU (CANada Deuterium Uranium) is a Canadian pressurized heavy-water reactor design used to generate electric power. [1] . The acronym refers to its deuterium oxide (heavy water) moderator and its use of (originally, natural) uranium fuel.

The most comprehensive public domain educational and reference library on CANDU technology. CANTEACH is a knowledge repository that provides high quality technical documentation relating to the CANDU nuclear energy system. This information is public and is intended for use in various aspects of education, training, design and operation.

If you are looking for some general information about CANDU, please check out the documents listed below. In addition you will find some excellent overview information at: NuclearCanada.ca (external link) - a wiki-based portal to the Canadian Nuclear Enterprise.

Some of the design features and unique characteristics of the CANDU reactor are: two fully capable safety shutdown systems, independent from each other and the reactor regulating system. This Technical Summary provides an overview of the CANDU 6 nuclear power system.

The CANDU reactor, a Canadian technology developed in the 1950s-1960s, uses heavy water as moderator and natural uranium as fuel to generate electricity. CANDU models have evolved, with units ranging from 500 to 880 MWe, followed by the CANDU 6 and CANDU 9.

CANDU reactor is a type of nuclear reactor which was developed in Canada, and is currently used in nuclear power plants for electrical generation in various countries around the world.

Candu Energy Inc. is a Canadian wholly owned subsidiary of Montreal -based AtkinsRéalis (formerly SNC-Lavalin Inc.), specializing in the design and supply of nuclear reactors, as well as nuclear reactor products and services.

Feb 11, 2014 · The CANDU reactor design (or PHWR – Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor) has been developed since the 1950s in Canada, and more recently also in India. These reactors are heavy water cooled and moderated pressurized water reactors.

With CANDU, build net-zero infrastructure — made in Canada — that secures our energy independence and supports a cleaner, healthier, and more prosperous future for Canadians. As we rapidly move toward a net-zero future driven by clean nuclear power, Canadian energy policy is at a crossroads.

Canada’s international nuclear reputation is synonymous with the CANDU reactor technology. And because innovation is part of AtkinsRéalis’ DNA, the company recently unveiled the CANDU MONARK, more powerful and more advanced than any previous reactor in the line.