breeder reactor

Noun

Meaning

a nuclear reactor that produces more fissile material than it burns

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

pile breeder th reactor nuclear reactor radioactive decay atomic pile actinide beta decay alpha decay nuclear power plant atomic number 90 atomic reactor chain reactor fast-breeder reactor
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Hypernyms

reactor nuclear reactor

Examples

As a breeder reactor type, it reprocesses the spent fuel, extracting both Uranium and transuranics, leaving only 0.1% of transuranic waste compared to conventional once-through uranium-fueled light water reactors currently in use. Source: Internet

In the late 1960s cuts in funding led to plans for another particle accelerator to be cancelled and the United States Atomic Energy Commission cut the breeder reactor program by two-thirds leading to a downsizing in staff from 5000 to 3800. Source: Internet

It has a small fast breeder reactor and is planning a much larger one. Source: Internet

The better known fast breeder reactor makes 239 Pu (a nuclear fuel) from the naturally very abundant 238 U (not a nuclear fuel). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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