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Nuclear Breeder Reactor

Breeder Reaction: Fast neutrons convert the (238U) uranium isotope, which does not directly undergo fission, to (239Pu) plutonium.Breeder Reaction: Fast neutrons convert the (238U) uranium isotope, which does not directly undergo fission, to (239Pu) plutonium. A breeder reactor is a nuclear reactor that is designed to produce more fissile material than it uses up.

Breeder Reaction

Breeder Reaction

Fast neutrons convert the (238U) uranium isotope, which does not directly undergo fission, to (239Pu) plutonium.
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