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breeder reactor

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Tuumaenergia ja kiirguskaitse terminibaas

ID 583006 Last modified 19.01.2021
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Domain Nuclear Technology & Nuclear Industrynuclear energy
  • reaktor, mis toodab rohkem lõhustuvat materjali kui tarbib
  • a reactor which produces more fissile material than it consumes
  • a reactor that produces more nuclear fuel than it consumes. A fertile material, such as uranium-238, when bombarded by neutrons, is transformed into a fissile material, such as plutonium-239, which can be used as fuel

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