CANDU: Canada’s Ingenious but Doomed Nuclear Super Reactor
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2025 9:06 pm
by Dr Strangelove
TLDR CANDU linchpin is heavy water and nuclear power has since moved on to cheaper and faster options. SMR reactors are the future, smaller and modular and can be used anywhere.
Re: CANDU: Canada’s Ingenious but Doomed Nuclear Super Reactor
Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2025 5:40 pm
by al_keda
Dr Strangelove wrote: Mon Mar 31, 2025 9:06 pm
TLDR CANDU linchpin is heavy water and nuclear power has since moved on to cheaper and faster options. SMR reactors are the future, smaller and modular and can be used anywhere.
SMRs also have interesting side benefits, like using the excess heat for melting snow or heating greenhouses.