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An Early History of Heavy Water

History and Philosophy of Physics 2011-10-24 v2

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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@article{arxiv.physics/0206076,
  title  = {An Early History of Heavy Water},
  author = {Chris Waltham},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0206076},
  year   = {2011}
}

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28 pages, 10 figures