All of these are Candu reactors – Canada’s homegrown reactor design. They deteriorate with age. Inside their cores, pressure tubes (which contain the uranium fuel) grow longer, thinner and weaker. They begin to sag and corrode, increasing the risk of ruptures. Feeder pipes, which supply water to the pressure tubes, also corrode and thin. Globe…
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Perception of Candu technology as ‘not up to date’ is a serious liability for AtkinsRéalis at a moment when utilities around the world are shopping for new large reactors