Concept information

equipment > reactor > nuclear reactor > fast reactor

Preferred term

fast reactor  

Definition

  • Nuclear reactor which produces more fissile material than it consumes, using fast-moving neutrons and making plutonium-239 from uranium-238, thereby increasing the reactor's efficiency.

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URI

http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/12006

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