A reactor using heavy water as the moderator. A prominent
example is the Canadian deuterium uranium (CANDU) type reactor,
which is moderated and cooled by heavy water and is fuelled with
natural uranium. The fuel bundles, located in horizontal pressure
tubes, consist of Zircaloy tubes filled with uranium oxide pellets.
CANDU reactors are refuelled on-load and, for safeguards purposes,
are treated as item facilities. There are also HWRs that operate
with a pressure vessel (similar to LWRs) and those where light
water is used as coolant.