Definition of CANDU in English:
CANDU
(also Candu)
nounˈkanduːkanˈduːˈkanˌdo͞o
A nuclear reactor of a Canadian design in which the fuel is unenriched uranium oxide clad in zircaloy and the coolant and moderator is heavy water.
Example sentencesExamples
- The United Nations Energy Agency can confirm that there is no evidence that any country has ever used material from a Candu reactor to make nuclear weapons.
- Hints from the SKP that it might reopen the province to a Candu nuclear industry likely reinforced the polarization of the vote to the benefit of Calvert.
- The following day it staged a photo opportunity for the signing of a memorandum with AECL (Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd) which designs and makes Candu nuclear plants.
- In the case of Canada it was estimated that the specific overnight cost of a twin Candu 9 plant is 75% of the specific overnight cost of single Candu 6.
Origin
From Can(ada) + the initial letters of deuterium and uranium.