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 decision would have no impact on Japan's nuclear recycling policy as Tokyo would continue to co-develop a fast-breeder demonstration reactor that has been proposed in France, while research will continue at another experimental fast-breeder reactor, Joyo, which was a predecessor of Monju.

From Reuters

“The situation behind fast-breeder reactor development has drastically changed,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said at a meeting with cabinet ministers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Monju is a fast-breeder reactor that uses plutonium reprocessed from spent nuclear fuel originating at conventional nuclear plants.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Russians opted to use a fast-breeder reactor to do the job while the United States chose to build a new mixed oxide facility – also known as the MOX project – at a site on the Savannah River in South Carolina already managed by the U.S.

From US News

Japan already has the Monju fast-breeder reactor for recycling used nuclear fuel instead of building such permanent storage, but the facility has been plagued by fires, shutdowns and other delays.

From Scientific American

Related Words

• reactor