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AtkinsRéalis and Indiana to study up to 6 gigawatts of CANDU reactors
AtkinsRéalis, Hoosier Energy and Indiana agreed to study reactor sites across the state.
The memorandum of understanding will examine whether Indiana could host up to 6 gigawatts of CANDU reactors.
CANDUs are Canadian-designed nuclear reactors that use heavy water and can run on raw uranium rather than enriched fuel.
Canada developed the technology in the 1950s, and all 17 reactors in its current nuclear fleet are CANDUs.
The proposed study is the first effort to bring CANDU reactors to the United States, where the domestic nuclear industry has weakened.
The agreement does not commit the parties to building reactors; the next step is to study potential sites.
AtkinsRéalis, Hoosier Energy and Indiana have agreed to study the possibility of building up to 6 gigawatts of CANDU reactors in the state.
The agreement is a memorandum of understanding to examine potential sites across Indiana.
The proposal would mark the first effort to export Canada’s CANDU reactors to the United States.
CANDU reactors use heavy water and can run on raw uranium rather than enriched uranium.
The article says the deal comes as foreign developers seek a foothold in the US nuclear power market.
- Who
- AtkinsRéalis, utility Hoosier Energy and the Indiana government.
- What
- They agreed to study building up to 6 gigawatts of CANDU reactors.
- When
- Last week, according to the article.
- Where
- Indiana.
- Why
- The agreement will examine potential sites and the possibility of developing CANDU reactors in the state.
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- Potential capacity
- Up to 6 gigawatts
- State
- Indiana
- Agreement type
- Memorandum of understanding
- Reactor design
- CANDU, a pressurized heavy-water reactor
What people are saying
If the Americans had created the CANDU, everyone in the world would know about it,
they’re idiots to be investing $21 billion of Canadian ratepayers’ money to prop up an American company with American technology,
Part of me loves it and this deglobalization moment we’re in, where strategic autonomy and national interest matter,