nbsp   How does a CANDU reactor work?
[A. CANDU Technology] [B. The Industry] [C. Cost/Benefit] [D. Safety/Liability] [E. Waste] [F. Security/Non-Proliferation] [G. Uranium] [H. Research Reactors] [I. Other R&D] [J. Further Info] Fundamentally, a CANDU nuclear power plant generates electricity like most “thermal” electricity stations (i.e. those that use heat), which includes fossil-fuelled stations as well as most other commercial nuclear stations in the world: Heat is used to boil water, which turns to high pressure steam, which flows through a turbine, which turns an electrical generator, which makes electricity. Throughout this process, chemical energy (heat) is converted to kinetic energy and finally to electrical energy. (This can be compared, for example, with a hydraulic station, which converts the gravitational potential energy of water to kinetic energy, and then to electrical energy.) The main difference between all the thermal stations is the source of heat. In fossil-fuelled stations the heat is generated by b
