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This means the breeding of fissile material from non-fissile. Thus for example Pu239 results from irradiating U238 which is not fissile. Thorium can also be used to breed fissile uranium.
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Is thorium used in nuclear reactors?
Not as fuel, but it can be used in breeder reactors as breeding material to make fissile Uranium-233.
Does nuclear reactors and breeder reactors have any similarities?
They're mostly the same, except that nuclear reactors aimed at breeding more fissile material use expensive primary coolant instead of cheap water.
What material does a nuclear power station use for energy?
Most nuclear power stations use uranium enriched to 3% uranium-235 isotope. The nuclear power stations in France include some reprocessed plutonium mixed with the enriched uranium. A small number of nuclear power stations were designed with fast neutron breeder reactors and used uranium enriched to as much as 93.7% uranium-235 isotope. As more of the uranium-238 (or thorium-232) in the breeding blanket was transmuted to fissionable plutonium (or uranium) isotopes, the breeding blanket material would be reprocessed and these fissionable isotopes would be used to replace the original spent uranium. But only a small number of such nuclear power stations were built and the system for reprocessing of the breeding blanket material was not set up.
What is the breeding of organisms that have a certain desire trait?
Selective breeding.
Why does nuclear fission hold promise as an energy resource?
The nuclear fission results in loss of mass (or mass defect) that transforms into energy according to formula E = mc2 (c is light velocity). The resulting energy manifests itself as heat energy that produces steam. The steam spins the turbines that spins electric generators and hence producing electricity. In the meantime, some nuclear reactor designs allow producing more nuclear fuel than what is consumed through the nuclear breeding effects.
What is Bryan breeding's mom and dad name?
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What is the B5 brother's last name?
THEIR LAST NAME IS BREEDING. DUSTIN MICHEAL BREEDING KELLY ALLEN BREEDING PATRICK OWEN BREEDING CARNELL FREDRICK BREEDING BRYAN JESSE BREEDING OK!
Who learns mean look in pok'emon black?
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What are the first and last names of the members in b5?
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Who is Bryan Breeding's mother?
Adrian Breeding
Who is Dustin Breeding's mother?
Adrian Breeding
What is raising of canines called?
breeding. breeding.
