A breeder reactor is a nuclear reactor that generates more fissile material than it consumes. [1] 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.

Breeder reactors are a type of nuclear reactor which produce more fissile materials than they consume. They are designed to extend the nuclear fuel supply for the generation of electricity , [1] and have even been mistakenly called a potential renewable energy source. [2]

Breeder reactor, nuclear reactor that produces more fissionable material than it consumes to generate energy. This special type of reactor is designed to extend the nuclear fuel supply for electric power generation.

2006年7月17日 · Reactors can be designed to maximize plutonium production, and in some cases they actually produce more fuel than they consume. These reactors are called breeder reactors.

A breeder reactor is a type of nuclear reactor designed to produce more fissile material (usually plutonium-239) than it consumes while generating electricity.

2023年4月4日 · Breeder reactors are one of the nuclear reactor models which provide more fissile materials compared to their consumption. Engineers have designed them to extend the nuclear fuel supply for electricity generation.

2024年5月29日 · Unlike traditional nuclear reactors which operate primarily by burning fissile materials to produce electricity, breeder reactors are designed to produce additional fissile material, effectively “breeding” fuel as they operate.

Notably, an alternative nuclear plant design, the so-called fast breeder reactor (FBR), as seen in Fig. 1, is emerging as a way to solve this problems. Conventional nuclear reactors smash neutrons into uranium fuel rods, causing the atoms to …

2024年5月21日 · A breeder reactor is a type of nuclear specifically designed to create more fissile material (nuclear fuel) than it consumes. Depending on the Breeding Ratio of a reactor, it can produce new fuel at a greater or lesser rate.

Breeder reactors are often fast spectrum uranium plutonium reactors like the sodium cooled fast reactor or the liquid metal-fueled breeder reactor. They can also be high-temperature, liquid-fueled molten salt reactors (like the molten salt breeder reactor (MSBR)).