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
Clinch River Breeder Reactor Project — Architect s conception of the Clinch River Breeder Reactor The Clinch River Breeder Reactor (CRBRP) Project was a joint effort of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (and its successor agencies, the U.S. Energy Research and Development… … Wikipedia
Reactor reproductor rápido — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda El reactor reproductor rápido (FBR) (del inglés fast breeder reactor) es un reactor de neutrones rápidos diseñado para producir combustible generando más material fisible del que consume. El FBR es uno de los tipos… … Wikipedia Español
Fusion power — The Sun is a natural fusion reactor. Fusion power is the power generated by nuclear fusion processes. In fusion reactions two light atomic nuclei fuse together to form a heavier nucleus (in contrast with fission power). In doing so they release a … Wikipedia
Reactor nuclear — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Planta nuclear en Kewaunee, Wisconsin. Un reactor nuclear es un dispositivo en donde se produce una reacción nuclear controlada. Se puede utilizar para la obtención de energía en las denominadas centrales nucleares,… … Wikipedia Español
reactor — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ nuclear, nuclear power ▪ breeder, fast, fast breeder, fission, fusion, gas cooled, light water, etc … Collocations dictionary
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 reactor technology — This article is a subarticle of Nuclear power .A nuclear reactor is a device in which nuclear chain reactions are initiated, controlled, and sustained at a steady rate, as opposed to a nuclear bomb, in which the chain reaction occurs in a… … Wikipedia
Molten salt reactor — scheme. A molten salt reactor (MSR) is a type of nuclear fission reactor in which the primary coolant, or even the fuel itself is a molten salt mixture. MSRs run at higher temperatures than water cooled reactors for higher thermodynamic… … Wikipedia
Nuclear reactor physics — See also: Critical mass Nuclear reactor physics is the branch of science that deals with the study and application of chain reaction to induce controlled rate of fission for energy in reactors. Most nuclear reactors use a chain reaction to induce … Wikipedia
Pebble bed reactor — Sketch of a pebble bed reactor in Italian … Wikipedia