The ULTIMATE CANDU Reactor Guide

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Published 2022-09-24
Want to know everything about the CANDU reactor? Here’s why In this video, I’ll be doing a technical deep dive into how the CANDU Nuclear Reactor works. Originally a AECL design, I go through everything you need to know about this reactor design.


⏰TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - A Canadian Legacy
00:49 - Calandria, Reactor Vessel
01:26 - Pressure Tubes
02:13 - Calandria Tube and moderator
02:28 - Annulus Gas
03:11 - Fueling a CANDU Reactor
05:10 - Design of the Fuel Bundle
06:27 - Energy density of CANDU Fuel
07:31 - Why Zirconium is important
08:49 - Lifecycle of a CANDU Fuel Bundle
09:37 - Spent Fuel Bay
11:05 - Dry Storage Containers
11:51 - Natural versus Enriched Uranium
13:56 - What is a moderator?
15:14 - Benefits of using Natural Uranium in a CANDU
16:10 - On Power Refueling
17:24 - Controlling a CANDU Reactor
18:52 - CANDU Safety Systems



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🔗SOURCES:
1) [www.nuclearfaq.ca/cnf_sectionA.htm#c]
2) [www.brucepower.com/safety-first/pressure-tube-inte…]
3) [canteach.candu.org/content library/19930101.pdf]
4) [www.unene.ca/essentialcandu/pdf/2 - Genealogy of CANDU Reactors.pdf]
5) [www.nuclearfaq.ca/cnf_sectionB.htm#r3]
6) [www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/csp_006c/PD…]
7) [nuclear.duke-energy.com/2015/09/17/cherenkov-effec… Cherenkov effect can be seen near the,space in the form of waves or particles]
8) [ewh.ieee.org/reg/7/millennium/candu/candu_sharing.…]

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All Comments (21)
  • @LFTRnow
    And now Bruce power is expanding the CANDU by another 4.8 GW! Awesome!
  • @radiomanreal
    As a romanian, I find this video very useful since Romania is one of the few countries (other than Canada) which uses CANDU reactors, really helpful to see how my country's nuclear reactors work!
  • Great explanation. I spent most of my career working in a CANDU station. I live within 25 K of the station and feel perfectly safe.
  • @liesdamnlies3372
    Been in love with these since I was a kid and my dad took me to visit Chalk River. Learning our country is a world leader in nuclear engineering made me really proud of what we can do. And then as I grew-up I learned how much CANDU is an exemplary case of “doing it right” in so many ways. I probably should have gone into nuclear engineering, but at least I can advocate for them. I’ve educated many fellow Canadians about how amazing these are and emphasized how we really should be building more. They’re just built different, in the best way. Learning all the lessons possible from NRX has paid-off. Edit: Five-hour video about CANDU safety systems please. :>
  • @OsamaBaig
    This is probably of my longest recent videos on this channels! Would love to get your feedback on other Ultimate guides that I can potentially do next!
  • @j0ofez
    I love that Canada has such a can-do attitude!!
  • Great work Osama! This material serves as a excellent intro for upcoming nuclear engineering students at our beloved Ontario Tech University 's. This presentation could certainly add value to potential engineers in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, and a good resource refresher for nuclear engineering young professionals. Keep up the good work, I appreciated the detailed explanations and the "techno-info-edutainment" approach. I look forward to more content. Kudos!
  • Need to get Rob Schneider to promote these: "You CANDU it!"
  • @dougrault2608
    Great content well presented. The messy bit about selling and building CANDUs worldwide has a bit to do with SNC. Remember them🥴? Atomic Energy Canada Limited (AECL) sold the engineering and construction rights to SNC 2011 for a pittance. The safety track record of CANDU is superb and the additional ability to burn “spent fuel” is another big bonus.
  • @mikeall7012
    You can handle LEU, prior to irradiation too. The new bundles used in light water rx are enriched between 1-4ish% u235 and they are shipped and inspected without shielding.
  • I operate the heavy water upgraders and the common unit, ECI, NPC. Its a lot of fun. We have jet engines and diesels for backup at our site.
  • Osama, just got to know your work "spreading the Nuclear word"! What a great collection! Started with the Candu and can't stop! Thanks for all the work put into these!
  • @miantariq1888
    Osama, in my opinion you are ready to start writing text books God bless
  • Great video im just learning about Canadian nuclear programs, designs, plants and future progress and this is super informational. I had no idea of Canadas contribution to nuclear power generation.
  • Man great video, going to check out more of your channel! Work at Pickering and there is so much that goes into Fuel Handling, it's super cool. OPG should play this video during some of the training classes.