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minus-squareRossphorus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·7 hours agoBreeder reactors produce more fissile material than they consume.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 hours agoAs far as I can tell from looking, there are no breeder reactors for large scale power generation, there never have been, and while multiple countries are trying, none of them have actually done it.
Breeder reactors produce more fissile material than they consume.
As far as I can tell from looking, there are no breeder reactors for large scale power generation, there never have been, and while multiple countries are trying, none of them have actually done it.