#breeder reactor
Articles etiquetados con «breeder reactor».
Traveling wave reactor: Design, fuel cycle, and development
Analysis of the traveling wave reactor concept, its breed-and-burn physics, fuel efficiency, and TerraPower's development history.
Breeder reactor: Design, fuel cycles, and global deployment
Overview of breeder reactors, which generate more fissile material than they consume, including fast and thermal types and global projects.
Clinch River Breeder Reactor Project
Cancelled US breeder reactor demonstration project in Tennessee, terminated in 1983 due to cost and politics.
Fermi 1: The Controversial Demonstration Breeder Reactor
Fermi 1 was the US's only demonstration-scale breeder reactor. It faced political controversy, a 1966 partial meltdown, and eventual decommi...
Shippingport Atomic Power Station: First Peacetime Nuclear Plant and Breeder Reactor Pioneer
History and technical profile of Shippingport, the first full-scale peacetime nuclear power plant in the US, featuring three experimental co...