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What type of reactor produces more radioactive fuel enough to fuel an additional reactor about every 7-10 years?
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This would be a breeder reactor, specifically a fast breeder, which means one that operates with a fast neutron spectrum, ie not a moderated reactor. This breeds fissile fuel from non-fissile U-238. Prototypes have been built and operated but are not commercially viable at the present time as it is easier and cheaper to obtain new fuel from the normal mining-refining-enrichment route.
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