"Candu" Ready to Move U.S. Nuclear Dominance

Do not get me wrong about this one opiate. Candu is the acronym of Canada Deuterium Uranium, a company-made nuclear reactor Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL. reactor is ready to shift the U.S. domination in the marketing of future nuclear power plants.


It seemed no longer a secret that Nuclear Power Plant (nuclear plants) Muria be realized, according to the National Electricity General Plan (RUKN) in 2005 which has the Department of Energy and Mineral Resources planned.

It is expected that by 2016, the supply of electrical energy Muria nuclear power plant of 1000 MWe are able to increase the supply of electrical energy requirements of Java-Bali.

GoI plans that responded to several nuclear power plants supply companies. Two companies from the U.S., Westinghouse and General Electric, offers the latest product of nuclear reactors, the AP-600, ABWR and SBWR. Meanwhile, AECL (Canada) offers a Candu-6 and the Candu-9. Reactor which is more superior?

Until now the U.S. is still in control show of his strong nuclear power plant market. Westinghouse, General Electric, and Babcock and Wilcox is the spearhead of U.S. hegemony in the nuclear power plant market.

However, entering the third millennium, the U.S. faces tough rivals from Canada, mainly through AECL Company. The company is trying to break the U.S. domination, even if you can grab the best predicate.

This can be seen from the incessant efforts to market Canada in Candu nuclear reactor types which have a number of advantages that are not owned competitors reactor.

For example Candu-6 reactor is 600 MWe power, intended to compete with light water reactors such as pressurized water reactor (PWR) AP-600 power 600 MWe Westinghouse produced.

The presence of Candu-6 also predicted to be destabilizing Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (SBWR) which produced General Electric and has the same power (600 MWe).

Step AECL brilliant fruition. After seeing that Canadian-made reactors, some countries like Argentina, Romania, South Korea, India and Pakistan decided to buy a Candu-6.

Seeing the success of Canada, Westinghouse and General Electric not remain silent. They make a medium-class nuclear power plant, 100 MWe power. AECl welcomed the move by designing 900 MWe power reactor called Opium-9.

Candu Excellence

Working principle of Candu in similar heat generating light-water reactors from the U.S. production of PWR and BWR types. The difference lies in the fuel. If BWR and PWR uses enriched uranium fuel, Candu can use natural uranium. This excess of Opium.

Another plus is the ability to do the replacement without turning off the fuel reactor, even when operating in full power even. This capability not possessed artificial reactor BWR AS. PWR and made for military purposes was made Candu for civilian purposes.

Period Living longer Candu reactors is 40 years old. And can be extended up to 60 years by replacing components. Another thing to note is the concern of Canada in minimizing the risk of operation by using computer control high quality and advanced levels. There is also training hard for the operator to use the mock-up main control room is ultra modern.