Assertion: heavy water | /r/HasProperty | moderator
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text: Heavy water ( deuterium oxide ) is a moderator used to slow down neutrons, so they can interact with uranium and produce plutonium.
text: The main function of this water is to slow down the high energy neutrons to the level of thermal neutron or to modify the speed of neutron, that’s why it is called moderator.
text: Heavy water is one of the two moderators that can be used which allow a nuclear reactor to operate using natural uranium.
text: Calandria is reactor core vessel of CANDU type reactors, made from Stainless Steel, contains heavy water, a moderator used to moderate neutrons to achieve nuclear fission.
text: Heavy water, a moderator used in a type of reactor that can produce plutonium, is not the most sensitive part of Iran’s nuclear program.
text: Carbon dioxide and heavy water (moderator) escaped into the reactor cavern.