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In Canadium Deuterium Uranium reactor (CANDU), heavy water is used as?
In Canadium Deuterium Uranium reactor (CANDU), heavy water is used as?
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The correct option is D All of the above
In the name of the CANDU
reactor, CAN stands for Canada,
D stands for deuterium and U stands for Uranium. In a CANDU reactor heavy water
is used as moderator, a coolant to cool down the machinery and as a neutron
reflector that scatters back (or reflects) into the core many neutrons that
would otherwise escape which reduces the speed of fast neutrons,
In the name of the CANDU reactor, CAN stands for Canada, D stands for deuterium and U stands for Uranium. In a CANDU reactor heavy water is used as moderator, a coolant to cool down the machinery and as a neutron reflector that scatters back (or reflects) into the core many neutrons that would otherwise escape which reduces the speed of fast neutrons,
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