CANDU Reactor - Active CANDU Reactors

Active CANDU Reactors

Today there are 29 CANDU reactors in use around the world, and 13 "CANDU-derivatives" in India, developed from the CANDU design after India detonated a nuclear bomb in 1974 and Canada stopped nuclear dealings with India. The breakdown is:

  • Canada: 17 (+3 refurbishing, +5 decommissioned)
  • South Korea: 4
  • China: 2
  • India: 2 (+13 CANDU-derivatives in use, +3 CANDU-derivatives under construction)
  • Argentina: 1
  • Romania: 2 (+3 under construction, currently dormant)
  • Pakistan: 1

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