An Early History of Heavy Water

2002/06/20 by Waltham, Chris
#FOS: Physical sciences #History and Philosophy of Physics (physics.hist-ph)

paper · doi:10.48550/arxiv.physics/0206076

Abstract

Since 1945 Canada has had a nuclear power industry based on reactor design which uses natural uranium and heavy water. The tortuous and improbable sequence of events which led to this situation is examined.

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