Why can a heavy-water moderated reactor use a lower enrichment uranium fuel than a light water...

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Why can a heavy-water moderated reactor use a lower enrichmenturanium fuel than a light water moderated reactor?

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Most commercial nuclear reactors use normal water also called light water as a neutron moderator Some reactor designs such as the CANDU reactor use heavy water A heavy water molecule    See Answer
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