CANDU reactor

Canadian PHWR nuclear reactor design
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CANDU reactor

Summary

CANDU reactor ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,509 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • CANDU reactor is a type of channel type reactor[2].
  • CANDU reactor is a type of pressurized heavy water reactor[3].
  • CANDU reactor's Commons category is recorded as CANDU[4].
  • CANDU reactor's coolant is recorded as heavy water[5].
  • CANDU reactor's topic's main category is recorded as Category:CANDU reactors[6].
  • CANDU reactor's has list is recorded as list of CANDU reactors[7].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include channel type reactor[2] and pressurized heavy water reactor[3].

Why It Matters

CANDU reactor ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,509 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coolant heavy water
    Topic's main category Category:CANDU reactors
    Has list list of CANDU reactors
    Subclass of
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007537374205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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