Useful links – Nuclear Safety Info

The Essential CANDU (pdf 108Mb) – the complete text in one file, last revised 2017.04.12. See below for the content broken out chapter by chapter.
Errata (pdf 504kb) – last revised 2020.02.11
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Cover (pdf 1.4Mb) as of 2015.08.23
Frontmatter (pdf 78kb) as of 2016.12.27
Prologue – CANDU in Context (pdf 1.5Mb) by Dr. William J. Garland, as of 2014.09.18
Chapter 1 Introduction to Nuclear Reactors (pdf 700kb) by Dr. Robin Chaplin, as of 2016.09.08Appendix – Historical Background (pdf 846kb) by Dr. Robin Chaplin, as of 2016.09.08
Chapter 2 Genealogy of CANDU Reactors (pdf 3.5Mb) by Dr. Robin Chaplin, as of 2016.09.30Appendices (pdf 1.4Mb) by Dr. Robin Chaplin, as of 2016.12.02
Chapter 3 Nuclear Processes and Neutron Physics (pdf 1.7Mb) by Dr. Guy Marleau, as of 2015.06.08
Chapter 4 Reactor Statics (pdf 1.0Mb) by Dr. Benjamin Rouben and Dr. Eleodor Nichita, as of 2014.09.18
Chapter 5 Reactor Dynamics (pdf 1.5kb) by Dr. Eleodor Nichita and Dr. Benjamin Rouben , as of 2017.03.21.
Chapter 6 Thermalhydraulic Design (pdf 11.4Mb) by Dr. Nikola K. Popov, as of 2017.03.12
Chapter 7 Thermalhydraulic Analysis (pdf 3.8Mb) by Dr. William J. Garland, as of 2017.01.08
Chapter 8 Plant Systems (pdf 5.5Mb) by Dr. Robin Chaplin, as of 2016.09.08
Chapter 9 Plant Operations (pdf 4.6Mb) by Dr. Robin Chaplin, as of 2016.09.08
Chapter 10 Instrumentation and Control (pdf 735kb) by Dr. G. Alan Hepburn, as of 2014.09.18
Chapter 11 Electrical Systems (pdf 874kb) by Dr. Jin Jiang – as of 2015.08.02
Chapter 12 Radiation Protection and Environmental Safety (pdf 3.2Mb) by Dr. Edward Waller, as of 2014.09.18
Chapter 13 Reactor Safety / Safety Analysis (pdf 4.8Mb) by Dr. Victor G. Snell, as of 2015.10.03.
Chapter 14 Nuclear Reactor Materials (pdf 1.2Mb) by Dr. Derek H. Lister and Dr. William G. Cook, as of 2017.04.12
Chapter 15 Nuclear Process Systems Chemistry and Corrosion (pdf 900kb) by Dr. William G. Cook and Dr. Derek H. Lister, as of 2014.09.18
Chapter 16 Regulatory Requirements and Licensing (pdf 1.2Mb) by Dr. Victor G. Snell and Dr. Nikola K. Popov, as of 2014.09.18
Chapter 17 Fuel (pdf 1.3Mb) by Mr. Mukesh Tayal and Mr. Milan Gacesa, as of 2014.12.11
Chapter 18 Fuel Cycles (935kb) by Mr. Mukesh Tayal and Mr. Milan Gacesa, as of 2015.03.30
Chapter 19 Storage and Disposal of Irradiated Fuel (pdf 806kb) by Mr. Milan Gacesa and Mr. Mukesh Tayal, as of 2015.12.03
Chapter 20 Fuel Handling and Storage (4.6Mb) by Ms. Diane Damario, as of 2017.01.05
Chapter 21 Incore Fuel Management (pdf 1.7Mb) by Dr. Benjamin Rouben, as of 2016.12.27
Author Biographies (pdf 350kb), as of 2016.12.26
Abbreviations (pdf 67kb), as of 2014.09.18