fast breeder — fast breeder, or fast breed|er reactor «FAST BREE duhr, FAHST », an atomic power plant that utilizes fast neutrons to produce its own plutonium fuel as well as generate power with almost no loss of fissionable material: »Two different breeder… … Useful english dictionary
fast breeder reactor — ˌfast ˈbreeder 7 [fast breeder fast breeders] (also ˌfast ˌbreeder reˈactor) noun a ↑reactor in a nuclear power station in which the reaction that produces energy is not made slower … Useful english dictionary
Fast breeder reactor — The fast breeder or fast breeder reactor (FBR) is a fast neutron reactor designed to breed fuel by producing more fissile material than it consumes. The FBR is one possible type of breeder reactor. The reactors are used in nuclear power plants to … Wikipedia
breeder reactor — n. a nuclear reactor generating nuclear energy and creating additional fuel by producing more fissile material than it consumes * * * nuclear reactor that produces more fissionable material than it consumes to generate energy. This special… … Universalium
Breeder reactor — Assembly of the core of Experimental Breeder Reactor I in Idaho, 1951 A breeder reactor is a nuclear reactor that generates more fissile material in fuel than it consumes.[1] These reactors are considered appealing due to their superior fuel… … Wikipedia
Beloyarsk Nuclear Power Station — Infobox NPP Picture = Beloyarsk NNP.jpg Pic des = The Beloyarsk Nuclear Power Plant Country = Russia Utility = Rosenergoatom Built = 1958 Start = April 26, 1964 End = Reactor = 1 Reactor MW = 600 S Reactor = 2 S Reactor MW = 868 P Reactor = 1 El… … Wikipedia
Madras Atomic Power Station — Infobox NPP Picture = Pic des = Country = India EIGENTÜMER = Nuclear Power Corporation of India LTD. Built = 1970 Start = January 24, 1984 End = Reactor = 2 Reactor MW = 440 S Reactor = S Reactor MW = B Reactor = 1 B Reactor MW = 500 E Reactor =… … Wikipedia
Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station — The Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station is a nuclear power plant on the shore of Lake Erie near Monroe, in Frenchtown Charter Township, Monroe County, Michigan, USA, approximately halfway between Detroit, Michigan and Toledo, Ohio. Two units… … Wikipedia
List of nuclear reactors — Map of all coordinates from Google Map of all coordinates from Bing Export all coordinates as KML … Wikipedia
Nuclear reactor — Core of CROCUS, a small nuclear reactor used for research at the EPFL in Switzerland This article is a subarticle of Nuclear power. A nuclear reactor is a device to initiate and control a sustained nuclear chain reaction. Most commonly they are… … Wikipedia
Nuclear fission — For the generation of electrical power by fission, see Nuclear power. Splitting the atom redirects here. For the EP, see Splitting the Atom. Nuclear physics Radioactive decay Nuclear fission Nuclear fusio … Wikipedia
