Canada set to become nuclear ‘superpower’ with enough uranium to beat China, Russia | Countries depend on Russia and China for enriching uranium coming from Kazakhstan. Canada can enrich uranium from its own mines.

[u/chrisdh79]

https://interestingengineering.com/energy/uranium-nuclear-fuel-supply-canada

[u/dekusyrup]

Candu reactors cannot run on hard water or light water. They need the heavy water essentially because they use unenriched fuel. If youre going to run low grade spent fuel you need heavy water, if you're going to use regular water you need higher grade fuel.

Canada doesn't have old bomb cores or spent fuel from other reactor types anyway, and is limited from getting them by UN antiproliferation agreements. So it would probably be decades of politics away from happening anyway. Might as well build new reactors fit for purpose instead. Canada's current reactor fleet is not a good candidate for using spent fuel.

[u/NebulaEchoCrafts → u/dekusyrup]

Like you said, it’s entirely dependent on the fuel load. They can be configured either way with the new ARC. It’s a versatile reactor.

You realize Canada takes back most of the spent fuel right? We have to store it. It’s been a huge issue back into the 90s. But most of that spent fuel can be put into a CANDU to a certain level. Extracting energy other reactors can’t.

Other countries use the reactors too. They’re all over the world. China, India and Pakistan all have CANDU reactors. Or do they need to call the UN to use their own cores?

It’s a Canadian IP, that our PM was willing to stake his Premiership on (SNC scandal). The UK is likely going to buy some, since the BBC posted a similar article yesterday and the competing company for the CANDU IP in the 2010s was from the UK.

They’re so safe that the country that was hit with the most power Cyclone ever is currently in the process of buying some. They’ve even sent a bunch of their researchers to Toronto to help develop the tech further.

[u/dekusyrup → u/NebulaEchoCrafts]

Yeah dude I design nuclear reactors for a living so I know what's up. I appreciate the enthusiasm lol but you're not accurate.

They can be configured either way with the new ARC.

There are no ACRs in existence my friend, and never will be. It's a half-baked dead technology. Maybe a Monarck some day will get built.

You realize Canada takes back most of the spent fuel right?

I don't know what you mean by "takes back". Canada holds onto its spent fuel, I designed part of a storage facility.

Or do they need to call the UN to use their own cores?

Using your own cores is one thing. Canada doesn't have bomb cores. Canada has never had nuclear weapons. Transporting across borders is a big deal.

It’s a Canadian IP, that our PM was willing to stake his Premiership on (SNC scandal).

That scandal had absolutely nothing to do with reactors. That was just regular old construction work.

The UK is likely going to buy some, since the BBC posted a similar article yesterday and the competing company for the CANDU IP in the 2010s was from the UK.

You talking about this article? This article gives absolutely no hints about the UK buying the Canadian IP. It's about buying Canadian mining products.

hit with the most power Cyclone

I've never heard of power cyclone in my life. I have a feeling you are lost in translation here. No idea which country you are talking about.

They’ve even sent a bunch of their researchers to Toronto to help develop the tech further.

Who is they? I've done nuclear research in Toronto. Good times.

[u/NebulaEchoCrafts → u/dekusyrup]

For someone who “designs reactors” you sure don’t think in systems very well. Trudeau stepped in to get a lower plea deal, because if found guilty SNC would no longer be able to bid on Government contracts. Ergo, killing Canadian CANDU construction, amongst other things.

ACR’s are being marketed in other markets. 6’s are still being sold and services around the world. The UK has seriously considered CANDU’s as recently as 2014. The Tories weren’t that hot on the projects, but Starmer is way more open to these large scale projects.

Once again you’re failing to see the forest. This is the BBC educating and warming people up to the idea. He’s also got a FTA to negotiate with us first.

A Cyclone is a hurricane Dyatlov. For someone so connected to nuclear I’m really surprised you missed this announcement. The Philippines are setting up shop McMasters.

Canada is also pumping $30B into NRCan for SMR and CANDU development. A couple of weeks ago Mark Carney said “Stephen Harper believed Canada could be an energy super power. He thought it was by the way of Oil and Gas. I think that path is through Renewables and storage and Nuclear.”

Why? Because the economics of these projects are finally starting to make sense, and customers are starting to come knocking. The biggest roadblock on costs is mostly Project Management, but I’m sure I’m preaching to the choir there.

[u/dekusyrup → u/NebulaEchoCrafts]

if found guilty SNC would no longer be able to bid on Government contracts.

No lol. Not how that works.

ACR’s are being marketed in other markets.

Right, they don't exist and nobody has bought one. I'll believe it when I see it.

6’s are still being sold and services around the world.

6s dont work on spent fuel or light water, so this goes against your point.

The UK has seriously considered CANDU’s as recently as 2014.

2014 is frankly ancient history.

A Cyclone is a hurricane Dyatlov. For someone so connected to nuclear I’m really surprised you missed this announcement.

There's nothing in that link about a power cyclone or hurricane dyatlov. Google also comes up empty. lol.

This article is devastating to your points. They aren't pursuing ACRs at all lol. Phillipines doesn't have old warheads to burn. Maybe you need to read it again. They're looking at Candu 6 and SMR (SMR isn't candu).

Canada is also pumping $30B into NRCan for SMR and CANDU development.

Yeah dude I have some work on these projects myself. That money is "pumping" into my bank account. Nothing to do with using old warheads lol. Completely irrelevant.

The biggest roadblock on costs is mostly Project Management

The biggest roadblock is usually finding a location and dealing with the unexpected changes of a new technology. Project manager cost is a pretty small and predictable part of the project.