Calandria model

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OBJECT TYPE: METAL
DATE: 1960
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0180.001

MANUFACTURER: Thompson, Harvie & Waring, Steven Ltd.
MODEL: CANDU
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 6
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: MACHINED METAL

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 120.0 cm
Width: 95.0 cm
Height: 155.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Physics
Category: Atomic & nuclear
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Thompson
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: MODEL OF A REACTOR FOR THE DOUGLAS POINT PLANT WHICH AECL STARTED CONSTRUCT IN 1960 & COMMISSIONED BY 1967
Canada: IN 1952 AECL WAS FORMED BY THE CDN GOVT TO WORK IN COOPERATION WITH ONTARIO HYDRO & GE TO DEVELOP A CANADIAN REACTOR. THEY DEVELOPED THE CANDU (CANADA DEUTERIUMURANIUM) REACTOR A UNIQUE TYPE USING "HEAVY WATER" BY THE 1960S. A PROTOTYPE WAS BUILT AT DOUGLAS POINT ON LAKE HURON WHICH WENT INTO PRODUCTION C 1968.
Function: USED TO ILLUSTRATE THE CANDU NUCLEAR REACTOR TECHNOLOGY.
Technical: THE CANDU IS A PRESSURIZED-HEAVY-WATER, NATURAL-URANIUM POWER REACTOR. DEUTERIUM IS MUCH MORE EFFICIENT AS A MODERATOR THAN LIGHT WATER, THUS ALLOWING THE USE OF NATURAL URANIUM AS A FUEL. AS A RESULT, THE CANDU IS CHEAPER TO FUEL, AND CAN THEROETICALLY GIVE HIGHER LIFETIME CAPACITY FACTORS. [REF.1]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PLAQUES AFFIXED TO MODEL PRINTED IN ENGLISH & FRENCH: 'CANDU REACTOR FOR THE DOUGLAS POINT NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION' 'DUMP TANK' 'INVAR CALANDRIA HANGER' 'STAINLESS STEEL CALANDRIA' 'TRANSITON PIECE' 'END SHIELD' 'END FITTING [2 TIMES]'/ MFR'S PLATE: 'SCALE MODEL BY/ HARVIE THOMPSON AND/ STEVEN WARING LIMITED/ TORONTO, CANADA'/ EQUIPMENT PLATE: 'C.R.N.L./ EQUIPMENT NUMBER/ 44034'
Missing: From CA of 01/11/2002 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
Finish: PAINTED SILVER WITH RED GLOSS PAINT ON SOME INTERIOR SECTIONS
Decoration: N/A

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Thompson, Harvie & Waring, Steven Ltd., Calandria model, circa 1960, Artifact no. 1998.0180, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1998.0180.001/

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