Wow this is such a fascinating video on the history of CANDU!! I recently completed a one year internship at the Bruce Power site in Tiverton and learnt to appreciate the historical significance behind a place like Douglas Point. I find that im looking forward to your uploads now as I learn so much from them!!! Thanks so much Osama.
Very much appreciate that Adrian! And especially you dropping a comment to show that your watching. I know a lot of students regularly watch these videos, but it honestly makes a world of difference to know you are here. How has your time in the Bruce Power area been? I had such a fun time there when I was doing a summer Co-op in 2018 there
Hope you enjoyed your stay in Bruce Township! Grew up there twenty years ago. I unfortunately did not appreciate the facility just a bike's ride from my house, as much as I do now!
Yes, yes, yes! What a nice way to start the weekend. Another excellent video about one of my two favourite reactor types. Canada really knocked it out of the park with this design. Robust, extremely safe and efficient with a very long service life. It is such a pity that, apart from us nerdy lot, so very few people know about this reactor type. It would dispel a lot of the fear and apprehension people have about nuclear power, if they would only know how much the CANDU will be able to do for us in terms of clean, reliable and affordable energy, medical isotopes etc. Thanks for another well done video!
Thanks so much Swoka! Its funny, I think with these CANDU videos on UA-cam, the CANDU reactor is probably going to be most well known Nuclear reactor type on the UA-cam platform. There really isnt much high quality content on Nuclear power reactors, I guess it helps the CANDU brand:)
@@OsamaBaig The CANDU most certainly deserves all the possible fame it might get. It is such a great tool to combat the GHG emissions. And from what I managed to find in all of my reading, it is also the only reactor type ever to experience a - partial - meltdown (NRX reactor) that they managed to repair and put back into service. I think it had quite a successful life after until its shut down in 1993. And you're right, there isn't much out there. Your channel is one of only a handful, although I did manage to find some other gems, but they're few and far between. And for some reason they're mostly in Russian too. Luck has it that I started learning Russian because most of the video/ reading material about my other favourite reactor type (RBMK) happens to be in Russian. I'm now at the point that, if they don't start speaking at warp speed 9, I can understand 3 quarters of the video. As a funny aside, when you mentioned the first CANDU type reactor named ZEEP, I had to grin. In my native tongue "zeep" means soap. So, in my language they built a reactor called "SOAP"🤣 If you keep making these excellent videos, I'll keep sharing 'em!
I just wish Australia would join the nuclear generation club with several CANDU replacing coal at existing plants, and some SMRs distributed nearer heavy industry.
Its funny, my brother's thesis paper for his final year of Nuclear Engineering was a feasibility study on introducing CANDU technology to Australia and understanding the impact of introducing nuclear energy to the grid. However, Andrew do you think there are chances it will happen? Is Australia considering SMR tech?
@@OsamaBaig I live in hope! Unfortunately, it's become political, with the recently defeated party now pushing for it despite not mentioning it during their 9 years in office, while the current government says it's a stupid idea (sprouting huge figures and 30yr build times). I feel if they'd look properly into it then maybe. Plus Australians are being told that Nuclear power is so much more expensive - this is despite renewables doubling our power prices over recent years. But that aside, perhaps the cost of carbon-free power IS higher power prices. But we're presently on a path of renewables and 'using less power' which is hobbling industry and will not bode well for an EV uptake. That all said, both sides of politics here have embraced us purchasing and operating nuclear submarines... so who knows! :)
@@AndrooH If the Australian government wants to know if it can be done, they have but to look at France. Their electric power has come from a fleet of 56 reactors for decades! And up until very recently, their electricity prices were among the lowest ín western Europe. And Canada is solidly proving that it can be done as well. Renewables are nice, but cannot sustain a base-load grid on their own. They need something like nuclear to provide a stable backbone. I understand people's apprehension about nuclear, but with the current reactor generation being extremely safe, stable and reliable, it's a fool's errand to keep shunning nuclear. The industry as a whole has taken the lessons learned from TMI, Chernobyl and Fukushima to heart. The current reactors are light-years removed from the reactor technology of yesteryear.
They should. It makes a lot of sense. Australia has the most or second most abundance uranium resoures in the world. Why not using those uranium to generate electricity themselves? It is somewhat a waste just exporting the uranium as raw material. Using CANDU and they do not need enrichment plants.
@@catchnkill And what's even better, CANDU reactors can run on the waste of other power reactors and even Thorium if need be. These reactors have a lot going for them. They're among the safest, more robust and reliable reactors out there. I wish more countries would see the benefit of having a couple of CANDUs around. It would solve so many issues in one fell swoop.
Its respectful that you mentioned John Cockcroft his role in the 40's to the development of CANDU technology. In the early 60's as an Ont. Hydro engineer at the time I recall my visits to the chalk river facilities and have deep respect for the operators at that time
Thanks Osama. Could you do another video about Allan Nunn May and his role in the investigation into Thorium to breed U233 during the war? It all happened in Canada.
Sure, I don't mind at all. I read up on this cool CNS article and it really goes to show how interesting history of the canadian nuclear industry really is: cns-snc.ca/media/history/pioneers/a_nunnmay/a_nunnmay.html
@@OsamaBaig Thanks Osama, yes Gouzenko's defection was the catalyst that brought down the whole Soviet spy ring. Gouzenko's defection is quite the story onto itself. I can't help but wonder why the US did not pursue a parallel path via Thorium232 to U233 path to a bomb? In fact Allan May passes 1/2 of the U233 their experiments produce to the Soviets (eventually to Kurchatov).
@@OsamaBaig no, I'm not in the industry. I just think they are neat, and they give me a sense of national pride. Getting good content on them is not easy as not many people will cover Canada's reactor. So it's really nice to get videos like this that go in depth. That tell the story of how the reactors came to be. This could've been an hour long documentary and I'd be loving it. The more I learn the more I have an appreciation of how our reactors work. I've seen enough videos that I think I'm starting to get a good basic grasp of all of this. But I still have some questions.
Good Video - I can't help but wonder why the latest reactor being built is a BWR. It seems like the CANDU has been a success and the next reactor would have been another CANDU.
Seems like Canada is diversifying its technology, which is a good thing. However with the launch of the CANDU Monarch, we may see another new generation of CANDU's!
@@OsamaBaigThanks - Maybe you could do a piece on how they've improved the design. In my brief reading I saw that the life was 70 years and the output was a gigawatt. Can they burn Thorium or a blend with Thorium? Maybe they can sell one over here and Fermi 3 can be a CANDU.
This is a good video but the music background is both too loud and too repetitive. It sounds like it repeats about 10-15 sec in a loop and feels like I'm on hold. A shame since the video is full of good information.
For the history of NPD watch: ua-cam.com/video/mdcXAOvRp78/v-deo.html 06:40 The NPD nuclear side, including the calandria, was made by CGE in Peterborogh - see the contemporary movie I referenced above. The conventional side (turbine and generator) were imported from the UK 08:10 Douglas Point had a computer (just one DCI 620 I think) used for data collection, but it had no control functions. It was installled to gain experience with computers in the Nuclear industry and its direct successor, the Varain V72, was /is used to control the Bruce A and B reactors and the Pickering B reactors.
Hello again, may I ask a few questions? Are you working in OPG or do you have some friends who work here? I am going to work there, as an electrical design engineer, and as I know there will be a training before really start the work. I have no idea about what kind of training would be totally, and how hard the training test would be? Deeply hope your suggestions or information☕
Grateful for your time Scott in checking out this content! Thanks so much. I really want to see more CANDU's being built here in Canada as well that would be phenomenal
Brilliant video. As a Canadian and lifelong Ontario resident learning about our country's nuclear history is fascinating. I've driven by the plant in Pickering on the 401 countless times over the years.
What a scholarly presentation......very impressive.....................extremely informative
love the history breakdown of the candu, super informative. great video!
Thanks so much Ashley for watching the video! Grateful for your time!
Wow this is such a fascinating video on the history of CANDU!! I recently completed a one year internship at the Bruce Power site in Tiverton and learnt to appreciate the historical significance behind a place like Douglas Point. I find that im looking forward to your uploads now as I learn so much from them!!! Thanks so much Osama.
Very much appreciate that Adrian! And especially you dropping a comment to show that your watching. I know a lot of students regularly watch these videos, but it honestly makes a world of difference to know you are here. How has your time in the Bruce Power area been? I had such a fun time there when I was doing a summer Co-op in 2018 there
It was wonderful and a really great place to learn about nuclear technology!!
Hope you enjoyed your stay in Bruce Township! Grew up there twenty years ago. I unfortunately did not appreciate the facility just a bike's ride from my house, as much as I do now!
Yes, yes, yes! What a nice way to start the weekend. Another excellent video about one of my two favourite reactor types. Canada really knocked it out of the park with this design. Robust, extremely safe and efficient with a very long service life. It is such a pity that, apart from us nerdy lot, so very few people know about this reactor type. It would dispel a lot of the fear and apprehension people have about nuclear power, if they would only know how much the CANDU will be able to do for us in terms of clean, reliable and affordable energy, medical isotopes etc. Thanks for another well done video!
Thanks so much Swoka! Its funny, I think with these CANDU videos on UA-cam, the CANDU reactor is probably going to be most well known Nuclear reactor type on the UA-cam platform. There really isnt much high quality content on Nuclear power reactors, I guess it helps the CANDU brand:)
@@OsamaBaig
The CANDU most certainly deserves all the possible fame it might get. It is such a great tool to combat the GHG emissions. And from what I managed to find in all of my reading, it is also the only reactor type ever to experience a - partial - meltdown (NRX reactor) that they managed to repair and put back into service. I think it had quite a successful life after until its shut down in 1993.
And you're right, there isn't much out there. Your channel is one of only a handful, although I did manage to find some other gems, but they're few and far between. And for some reason they're mostly in Russian too. Luck has it that I started learning Russian because most of the video/ reading material about my other favourite reactor type (RBMK) happens to be in Russian. I'm now at the point that, if they don't start speaking at warp speed 9, I can understand 3 quarters of the video.
As a funny aside, when you mentioned the first CANDU type reactor named ZEEP, I had to grin. In my native tongue "zeep" means soap. So, in my language they built a reactor called "SOAP"🤣
If you keep making these excellent videos, I'll keep sharing 'em!
Great video!
Thank you so much Josh! Appreciate you for checking it out
I just wish Australia would join the nuclear generation club with several CANDU replacing coal at existing plants, and some SMRs distributed nearer heavy industry.
Its funny, my brother's thesis paper for his final year of Nuclear Engineering was a feasibility study on introducing CANDU technology to Australia and understanding the impact of introducing nuclear energy to the grid. However, Andrew do you think there are chances it will happen? Is Australia considering SMR tech?
@@OsamaBaig I live in hope! Unfortunately, it's become political, with the recently defeated party now pushing for it despite not mentioning it during their 9 years in office, while the current government says it's a stupid idea (sprouting huge figures and 30yr build times). I feel if they'd look properly into it then maybe.
Plus Australians are being told that Nuclear power is so much more expensive - this is despite renewables doubling our power prices over recent years. But that aside, perhaps the cost of carbon-free power IS higher power prices. But we're presently on a path of renewables and 'using less power' which is hobbling industry and will not bode well for an EV uptake.
That all said, both sides of politics here have embraced us purchasing and operating nuclear submarines... so who knows! :)
@@AndrooH
If the Australian government wants to know if it can be done, they have but to look at France. Their electric power has come from a fleet of 56 reactors for decades! And up until very recently, their electricity prices were among the lowest ín western Europe. And Canada is solidly proving that it can be done as well. Renewables are nice, but cannot sustain a base-load grid on their own. They need something like nuclear to provide a stable backbone. I understand people's apprehension about nuclear, but with the current reactor generation being extremely safe, stable and reliable, it's a fool's errand to keep shunning nuclear. The industry as a whole has taken the lessons learned from TMI, Chernobyl and Fukushima to heart. The current reactors are light-years removed from the reactor technology of yesteryear.
They should. It makes a lot of sense. Australia has the most or second most abundance uranium resoures in the world. Why not using those uranium to generate electricity themselves? It is somewhat a waste just exporting the uranium as raw material. Using CANDU and they do not need enrichment plants.
@@catchnkill
And what's even better, CANDU reactors can run on the waste of other power reactors and even Thorium if need be. These reactors have a lot going for them. They're among the safest, more robust and reliable reactors out there. I wish more countries would see the benefit of having a couple of CANDUs around. It would solve so many issues in one fell swoop.
Its respectful that you mentioned John Cockcroft his role in the 40's to the development of CANDU technology. In the early 60's as an Ont. Hydro engineer at the time I recall my visits to the chalk river facilities and have deep respect for the operators at that time
Its my pleasure Charles! How was the nuclear age back then compared to now? Would love to hear more about your experiences in the early 60s
Thanks Osama. Could you do another video about Allan Nunn May and his role in the investigation into Thorium to breed U233 during the war? It all happened in Canada.
Sure, I don't mind at all. I read up on this cool CNS article and it really goes to show how interesting history of the canadian nuclear industry really is: cns-snc.ca/media/history/pioneers/a_nunnmay/a_nunnmay.html
@@OsamaBaig Thanks Osama, yes Gouzenko's defection was the catalyst that brought down the whole Soviet spy ring. Gouzenko's defection is quite the story onto itself. I can't help but wonder why the US did not pursue a parallel path via Thorium232 to U233 path to a bomb? In fact Allan May passes 1/2 of the U233 their experiments produce to the Soviets (eventually to Kurchatov).
I haven't yet watched it. But I'm just here to say "GIVE ME THAT SWEET SWEET CANDU BABY!"
Love your passion for CANDU. It honestly fires me up as well 🔥 Are you in the industry? What makes you so passionate about CANDU
@@OsamaBaig no, I'm not in the industry. I just think they are neat, and they give me a sense of national pride. Getting good content on them is not easy as not many people will cover Canada's reactor. So it's really nice to get videos like this that go in depth. That tell the story of how the reactors came to be. This could've been an hour long documentary and I'd be loving it. The more I learn the more I have an appreciation of how our reactors work. I've seen enough videos that I think I'm starting to get a good basic grasp of all of this. But I still have some questions.
Good Video - I can't help but wonder why the latest reactor being built is a BWR. It seems like the CANDU has been a success and the next reactor would have been another CANDU.
Seems like Canada is diversifying its technology, which is a good thing. However with the launch of the CANDU Monarch, we may see another new generation of CANDU's!
@@OsamaBaigThanks - Maybe you could do a piece on how they've improved the design. In my brief reading I saw that the life was 70 years and the output was a gigawatt. Can they burn Thorium or a blend with Thorium? Maybe they can sell one over here and Fermi 3 can be a CANDU.
This is a good video but the music background is both too loud and too repetitive. It sounds like it repeats about 10-15 sec in a loop and feels like I'm on hold. A shame since the video is full of good information.
Sorry about that LFTRnow! Hope I don't repeat that mistake in future videos. Curious if anyone else found the sound track an issue?
@@OsamaBaig yup, loud music is annoying and makes the info harder to understand.
For the history of NPD watch:
ua-cam.com/video/mdcXAOvRp78/v-deo.html
06:40 The NPD nuclear side, including the calandria, was made by CGE in Peterborogh - see the contemporary movie I referenced above.
The conventional side (turbine and generator) were imported from the UK
08:10 Douglas Point had a computer (just one DCI 620 I think) used for data collection, but it had no control functions. It was installled to gain experience with computers in the Nuclear industry and its direct successor, the Varain V72, was /is used to control the Bruce A and B reactors and the Pickering B reactors.
Thanks for sharing! This is all very relevant and good info !
Hello again, may I ask a few questions?
Are you working in OPG or do you have some friends who work here?
I am going to work there, as an electrical design engineer, and as I know there will be a training before really start the work. I have no idea about what kind of training would be totally, and how hard the training test would be?
Deeply hope your suggestions or information☕
I can't speak to where I work, but you are welcome to reach me at osama.baig@ontariotechu.net and I'd be happy to help!
@@OsamaBaig ✌Thank you so much 😊 I would love to write a letter to you soon. MTW, my name is Bryan Zhao.
Once again, an excellent video well, illustrated and narrated. I want to see these things get built.
Grateful for your time Scott in checking out this content! Thanks so much. I really want to see more CANDU's being built here in Canada as well that would be phenomenal
Brilliant video. As a Canadian and lifelong Ontario resident learning about our country's nuclear history is fascinating. I've driven by the plant in Pickering on the 401 countless times over the years.