How much heavy water is used in nuclear reactors?
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Heavy water is used in certain types of nuclear reactors, where it acts as a neutron moderator to slow down neutrons so that they are more likely to react with the fissile uranium-235 than with uranium-238, which captures neutrons without fissioning. The CANDU reactor uses this design.Heavy water does not actively participate in the process which produces nuclear power. ... A moderator is any compound that is used to control neutron speeds. I hope the answer was helpful to you If it was please mark it as brainlist ❤️
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