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breeder reactor

[bree-der-ree-ak-ter] / ˈbri dər riˈæk tər /


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However, it has the potential to produce prodigious amounts of energy in what is called a breeder reactor without requiring any further uranium mining.

From Washington Post • Apr. 19, 2022

Solving this will require a breeder reactor: one that can extract the energy of the major component of uranium, its isotope U-238.

From Washington Post • Oct. 29, 2021

TerraPower wants to partner with countries that are actively pursuing fast, breeder reactor technology.

From Scientific American • Jun. 23, 2011

The facility makes plutonium pellet fuel rods for the breeder reactor, a second-generation nuclear power plant now being developed.

From Time Magazine Archive

Oregon's Mark Hatfield and Arkansas' Dale Bumpers, who oppose any breeder reactor at all, were also soured by the arrangement with McClure.

From Time Magazine Archive




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