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breeder reactor

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


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

From Washington Post • Apr. 19, 2022

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

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

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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