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Breeder

Term · Nuclear energy and radiation · MLC-T-NUC-000042

A reactor that produces more nuclear fuel than it consumes. A fertile material, such as uranium-238, when bombarded by neutrons, is transformed into a fissile material, such as plutonium-239, which can be used as fuel.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-NUC-000042
FieldNuclear energy and radiation
ReferencesNRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-NUC-000042",
  "term": "Breeder",
  "field": "Nuclear energy and radiation",
  "definition": "A reactor that produces more nuclear fuel than it consumes. A fertile material, such as uranium-238, when bombarded by neutrons, is transformed into a fissile material, such as plutonium-239, which can be used as fuel.",
  "references": [
    "NRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/nuclear/breeder/"
}

Record 42 of 555 in Nuclear energy and radiation terminology (MLC-0119). Request the full dataset.