Nuclear Power Technology Development Section
NUCLEAR DESALINATION
Canada
National Projects: Pre-heated RO Test Facility Status
- International Projects:
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Cooperation with the Russian Federation to design, construct and operate a floating nuclear desalination system based on their KLT-40 reactor technology and the Canadian advanced RO desalination technology.
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Cooperation with the EURODESAL consortium as a full partner.
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Cooperation with Egypt in the training of an engineer from the Nuclear Power Plants Authority under the sponsorship of an IAEA fellowship.
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Inter-Regional Projects: none
The CANDESAL “Reverse Osmosis Advanced Technology Seawater Desalination Demonstration” experimental validation project has reached completion of the first phase of testing. Construction and functional testing of the rig was completed early in 2001 and experimental data was obtained in June 2001. The objective of the experiment is to validate expectations of membrane performance improvements as temperature and pressure are increased. The experimental results were very positive, as they indicate that the analytical modelling is conservative, and that the extent of performance improvement at the higher temperature conditions is likely to be even greater than previously expected.
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Last modified: September, 2004