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Chalk River's 'atom smasher'
Using technology developed for atomic bombs, Canadian scientists hoped to bring safe, economical power to an energy-hungry world. By 1962, the first Candu (Canada Deuterium Uranium) reactor was powering Canadian homes, and Canada led the world in nuclear power generation technology. But Candu has fallen on hard times, faced with rising costs and serious environmental and ethical questions.
Program: CBC Newsmagazine
Broadcast Date: Dec. 5, 1953
Duration: 4:55
Last updated: March 18, 2013
Page consulted on March 20, 2013
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