breeder reactor
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Unfortunately, no commercially viable breeder reactor has ever been built.
From Washington Post • Apr. 19, 2022
A breeder reactor can provide a twofer: disposing of what is now considered a problematic waste while producing a very large amount of energy for centuries.
From Washington Post • Apr. 19, 2022
TerraPower wants to partner with countries that are actively pursuing fast, breeder reactor technology.
From Scientific American • Jun. 23, 2011
Despite a national controversy about nuclear power, the Japanese are building a prototype breeder reactor and experimental fusion devices as large as any under construction in the U.S.
From Time Magazine Archive
In August, some 30,000 protesters tried to slow the train down by staging a noisy demonstration at Super Phenix, the big French plutonium breeder reactor east of Lyon.
From Time Magazine Archive
