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breeder reactor

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


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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

Unfortunately, no commercially viable breeder reactor has ever been built.

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

Some time this year France will start up Super-Ph�nix, the world's first commercial breeder reactor.

From Time Magazine Archive

After the first decade, new energy technology, including perhaps even the breeder reactor, will begin to take up the slack caused by depletion of domestic natural gas and oil supplies.

From Time Magazine Archive




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