The one in Romania was a total disaster under the old communist regime, and I don't know if it ever got into production.
The one in India was used to make India's bomb.
Candus are responsible for the huge electrical debt in Ontario.
Durgan said:I was always astonished that not one really advanced country ever bought a Candu.
Durgan.
TenPenny said:You're getting confused by your dislike of Ontario Hydro's incompetence.
TenPenny said:Durgan said:I was always astonished that not one really advanced country ever bought a Candu.
Durgan.
The "advanced" countries all designed their own reactors, mostly so that they could get enriched unranium from the reactor, to use as weapons grade. You're getting confused by your dislike of Ontario Hydro's incompetence.
Reverend Blair said:The one in Romania was a total disaster under the old communist regime, and I don't know if it ever got into production.
Is that our fault, or the fault of the Romanian government of the day?
The one in India was used to make India's bomb.
So? That's like selling somebody a hammer, then being expected to take responsibility when they wave it threateningly at their neighbour.
Candus are responsible for the huge electrical debt in Ontario.
So are toaster ovens and colour TVs. The US has a huge electrical debt as well, yet they don't have CANDUs.
Reverend Blair said:China does have some. I believe we're working on a type 5 for them right now.
Why is there waste? Presumably if the material is still radioactive it's still giving off energy. Why aren't we harnessing that energy and using it as well? Is anybody working on a way to do that?
At the heart of the project will be coal-gasification technologies that can eliminate common air pollutants such as sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides and convert them to useable by-products such as fertilizers and soil enhancers. Mercury pollutants will also be removed.
bevvyd said:Reverend Blair said:China does have some. I believe we're working on a type 5 for them right now.
Correction, Type 6, I worked on the part of the project for a year and a half. Plus there was a contingency in the contract to add some more, but that didn't happen.
I have also worked with AECL on the Wolsong, Korea CANDU's, and I gotta tell ya Durgan I know a completely different side to AECL than you. These types of contracts have milestones that have to be reached before payment is received, and there are HUGE monetary penalties for being late. If I remember correctly it is about 1.5% of the contract value per day. Lots and lots of heavy duty engineering and testing goes into alot of parts and components and that's before applying ASME Section III code to them and other Engineering requirements. Safety is huge when building parts for reactors, lives are at stake.
bevvyd said:hey man my pumps were on time, including the motors which drive them little puppies, and as far as I know we made money. Although I purchased raw material and other components which had to meet ASME Section III code, blah blah blah, I never got the opportunity to hold a ladder.
As for over runs at Darlington, I've got no idea what it's all about, do you have a link to some info?
bevvyd said:Actually Duran, there was a NO US content restriction on the order. And alot of countries include clauses within their contracts that X shall be supplied from here, it helps to keep their people working. And can you imagine the espionage that c/would happen if.
And no offense, but those links don't strike me as a trustworthy source, they look like they are from someone who can publish a page of text. But from what I did read, it looks like OH is the reason for the decaying condition, not AECL.