breeder reactor
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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
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
A breeder reactor uses plutonium as fuel rather than uranium: by atomic fission, additional uranium placed in the breeder is converted into more plutonium than was consumed in the original reaction.
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
