which in the fast-breeder reactor (FBR) configuration can use uranium fuel significantly more efficiently by using fast neutrons to change (‘breed’) 238 U into 239 Pu, which can then be mixed ...
In the world of nuclear energy, the fast-breeder reactor is considered the power source of the future. Not only do breeders have longer lasting fuel elements than standard, water-moderated ...
MHI has experienced setbacks in developing a fast reactor. The “Monju” prototype fast-breeder reactor, the preliminary stage of a demonstration reactor, encountered a spate of problems ...
French nuclear start-up Hexana, spun out the Alternative Energies & Atomic Energy Commission (CEA – Commissariat à l’énergie ...
In a milestone marking the country’s entry into the vital second stage of its three-stage nuclear programme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday witnessed the commencement of “core loading ...
TerraPower plans to finish construction in 2028. The reactor uses sodium as a coolant, just like Japan’s Monju prototype fast breeder reactor in Fukui Prefecture, which in 2016 was decided to be ...