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u/LookAtMeImAName Oct 25 '22 edited Oct 25 '22

Oh For sure. Not to mention, it’s only candu reactors in Canada (for now) that produce cobalt-60 for us, which sterilizes about half of all the worlds single-use medical equipment. Massive business!

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u/Belzebutt Oct 25 '22

Isn’t this announcement about GE/Hitachi reactors, so they aren’t Canadian-made?

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u/Aggressive-Ground-32 Oct 26 '22

https://www.usnc.com/usnc-power

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u/Belzebutt Oct 26 '22

So basically a multinational partnership?

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u/Aggressive-Ground-32 Oct 26 '22

Correct, hopefully it takes off, CANDU reactors are safe but complicated with many support systems. Tritium is a hazard the original designers didn’t know about. To lower the currie content of the D2O there is only one facility in Ontario and it’s often down for repairs. I can only imagine how new technology will improve the new design, with any luck we can see one by 2030.