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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

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

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




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