Thesis Abstracts 2005
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CANDU Fuel Cycle Radionuclide Release Analysis
By: Charlene Fawcett, MSc
Abstract
The Canadian Deuterium Uranium (CANDU) reactor open fuel cycle consists of the following components: uranium mining and milling (Northwest Territories, Saskatchewan and Ontario), uranium refining, conversion and fuel fabrication (Ontario), nuclear power plant operations and temporary used fuel storage (Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick). In this research, analysis was made of radioactive particle (radionuclide) releases between the start of operations and present for each component of the CANDU fuel cycle. Sources of data analyzed included industry reports, conference proceedings, peer-reviewed technical journal articles, government publications and reference texts. Levels of radionuclides released and measured in the environment are identified, findings of health and environment studies are presented and discussed and areas of future research in the CANDU fuel cycle industries and health physics are recommended.
