fast-breeder reactor

American  

[fast-bree-der, fahst-] / ˈfæstˈbri dər, ˈfɑst- /

Or fast breeder reactor

noun

Physics.

1. a breeder reactor in which there is no moderator and fission is caused by high-energy neutrons.

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fast-breeder reactor British  

noun

1. a nuclear reactor that uses little or no moderator and produces more fissionable material than it consumes See also breeder reactor fast reactor

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fast-breeder reactor Scientific  

/ făst′brē′dər /

1. A breeder reactor that uses high-speed neutrons to produce fissionable material.

2. See also nuclear reactor

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Example Sentences

The Superphenix fast-breeder reactor, a joint venture with Italy and Germany, is working, though it has been dogged by technical problems and will never recover its $4.5 billion development cost.

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In the world of nuclear energy, the fast-breeder reactor is considered the power source of the future.

From Time Magazine Archive

Within a large fenced-off area, tall construction cranes hover over a huge concrete cylinder that will contain the world's most advanced nuclear power plant, a fast-breeder reactor christened Super Phenix.

From Time Magazine Archive

In 1983 France will complete work on its massive 1,200-megawatt Super Phenix, the country's second fast-breeder reactor.

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Clearly in trouble, though, is the liquid-metal, fast-breeder reactor, which has swallowed the major share of federal energy R. and D. dollars in recent years.

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Related Words

• reactor