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The Canadian nuclear power program

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A brief review of the Canadian nuclear power program is presented. Domestically developed CANDU††CANDU is a registered trademark of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited. (CANada Deuterium Uranium) reactors account for all of Canada's nuclear electric capacity (5000 MWe in operation and 10,000 MWe under construction or in commissioning) and have also been exported. CANDU reactors are reliable, efficient, and consistently register in the world's top ten in performance. The safety record is excellent. Canada has excess capability in heavy water and uranium production and can easily service export demands. The economic activity generated in the nuclear sector is high and supports a large number of jobs. The growth in nuclear commitments has slowed somewhat as a result of the worldwide recession; however, the nuclear share of the expected electricity demand is likely to continue to rise in the next decade. Priorities in the future direction of the program lie in the areas of maintaining high response capability to in-service problems, improving technology, high-level waste management, and advanced fuel cycles.

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  • Mooradian, A.J., 1984. "The Canadian nuclear power program," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 9(9), pages 789-798.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:9:y:1984:i:9:p:789-798
    DOI: 10.1016/0360-5442(84)90010-0
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