PIRT efforts in support of ACR-700 computer code validation

The Advanced CANDU Reactor (ACR™*) is an evolutionary advancement of the current CANDU 6® reactor, aimed at producing electrical power for a capital cost and at a unit-energy cost significantly less than that of current reactor designs. The ACR retains the modular concept of horizontal fuel channels surrounded by a heavy water moderator. However, ACR uses slightly enriched uranium (SEU) fuel and light water as coolant, compared to the natural …