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Discussion Forum : Chemical Engineering Basics - Section 1 (Q.No. 19)
19.
If a nuclear reactor produces more fissile nuclear fuel than it consumes, then it is called a __________ reactor.
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Amit said:
1 year ago
A breeder reactor is a nuclear reactor that generates more fissile material than it consumes. These reactors can be fueled with more commonly available isotopes of uranium and thorium, such as uranium-238 and thorium-232, as opposed to the rare uranium-235 which is used in conventional reactors.
Mhammad Yahya said:
7 years ago
A nuclear reactor which creates fissile material (typically plutonium-239 by irradiation of uranium-238) at a faster rate than it uses another fissile material (typically uranium-235) as fuel.
Sami said:
7 years ago
What are fissile materials? Anyone explain it.
Meet javiya said:
7 years ago
What is breeder?
Dilip Kumar sahu said:
8 years ago
A breeder reactor is a nuclear reactor that generates more fissile material than it consumes. These devices achieve this because their neutron economy is high enough to breed more fissile fuel than they use from fertile material, such as uranium-238 or thorium-232.
Devi prasad said:
8 years ago
What is a breeder. Can you please explain?
Ajay said:
9 years ago
Breeder is used in the nuclear power plant to control the reaction and also it is one of the controllers.
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