nuclear breeder reactor

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• breeder reactor — n. a nuclear reactor generating nuclear energy and creating additional fuel by producing more fissile material than it consumes * * *       nuclear reactor that produces more fissionable material than it consumes to generate energy. This special… …   Universalium

• breeder reactor — n. a nuclear reactor generating nuclear energy and creating additional fuel by producing more fissile material than it consumes …   English World dictionary

• Breeder reactor — Assembly of the core of Experimental Breeder Reactor I in Idaho, 1951 A breeder reactor is a nuclear reactor that generates more fissile material in fuel than it consumes.[1] These reactors are considered appealing due to their superior fuel… …   Wikipedia

• Liquid metal fast breeder reactor —   A nuclear breeder reactor, cooled by molten sodium, in which fission is caused by fast neutrons.   U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary …   Energy terms

• Fast breeder reactor — The fast breeder or fast breeder reactor (FBR) is a fast neutron reactor designed to breed fuel by producing more fissile material than it consumes. The FBR is one possible type of breeder reactor. The reactors are used in nuclear power plants to …   Wikipedia

• Experimental Breeder Reactor I — Infobox nrhp | name =Experimental Breeder Reactor No. 1 nrhp type = nhl caption = Experimental Breeder Reactor Number 1 in Idaho, the first power reactor. The reactor is in the building at center, the two structures lower left are reactors from… …   Wikipedia

• fast-breeder reactor — /fast bree deuhr, fahst /, Physics. a breeder reactor in which there is no moderator and fission is caused by high energy neutrons. Also, fast breeder reactor. * * * fast breeder reactor noun A nuclear reactor using fast neutrons which produces… …   Useful english dictionary

• fast-breeder reactor — fast breeder reactors N COUNT A fast breeder reactor or a fast breeder is a kind of nuclear reactor that produces more plutonium than it uses …   English dictionary

• fast-breeder reactor — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms fast breeder reactor : singular fast breeder reactor plural fast breeder reactors a large machine used for producing nuclear energy …   English dictionary

• breeder reactor — noun a nuclear reactor that produces more fissile material than it burns • Hypernyms: ↑nuclear reactor, ↑reactor • Part Meronyms: ↑blanket …   Useful english dictionary

• Clinch River Breeder Reactor Project — Architect s conception of the Clinch River Breeder Reactor The Clinch River Breeder Reactor (CRBRP) Project was a joint effort of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (and its successor agencies, the U.S. Energy Research and Development… …   Wikipedia