breeder reactor
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Unfortunately, no commercially viable breeder reactor has ever been built.
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
He mentioned his opposition to the B-1 bomber, the Clinch River breeder reactor and the weakening of clean air standards.
From Time Magazine Archive
At the heart of the Clinch River debate are not its finances but its technology; the 375-megawatt plant to be built is a breeder reactor, which creates more atomic fuel than it burns.
From Time Magazine Archive
