fast reactor
Britishnoun
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Proponents of the project featuring a sodium-cooled fast reactor and molten salt energy storage say it would perform better, be safer and cost less than traditional nuclear power.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2021
Dounreay, near Thurso, was the UK site for the development of fast reactor research from 1955 to 1994.
From BBC • Aug. 20, 2020
Experience with fast reactor development in the UK, US and Japan shows that this is a demanding technology which is still far from a proven commercial reality.
From The Guardian • Feb. 8, 2012
But a new MOX reprocessing plant is not the only option: on 30 November, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, based in Wilmington, North Carolina, proposed building a fast reactor fuelled by plutonium.
From Nature • Dec. 7, 2011
"We're not building a fast reactor just to build it," Reynolds said.
From Scientific American • Jun. 23, 2011
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