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Does a breeder nuclear reactor use moderator?
No, a breeder nuclear reactor does not typically use a moderator. Breeder reactors are designed to produce more fissile material than they consume by using fast neutrons to convert non-fissile isotopes into fissile ones without slowing down the neutrons.
Why are breeder reactors not used widely in the nuclear power industry?
Breeder reactors are not widely used in the nuclear power industry due to concerns about safety, high costs of construction and operation, potential for nuclear proliferation, and public perception of nuclear energy.
What are their advantages and disadvantages of Nuclear and Breeder Reactors?
You can't compare and contrast nuclear reactors and breeder reactors, any more than you can compare a lion with a mammal. A lion is one example of many mammals; a breeder reactor is just one example of many types of nuclear reactor.
What reactors produces heat and a new supply of the radioactive isotope Pu-239?
Breeder reactors are designed to produce both heat and Pu-239 as a byproduct. These reactors use fertile material such as uranium-238 to breed plutonium-239 through neutron capture, resulting in a self-sustaining chain reaction. The produced Pu-239 can then be used as fuel in nuclear reactors or for nuclear weapons.
What is done with the Pu 239 from a fast breeder reactor?
The idea is to use it for nuclear fuel in other reactors, this is why it is called a breeder process. Uranium-238 which is not fissile is converted to Pu-239 in the breeder reactor, but of course there is a chemical separation process to go through before the Pu is available.
Does a breeder nuclear reactor use moderator?
No, a breeder nuclear reactor does not typically use a moderator. Breeder reactors are designed to produce more fissile material than they consume by using fast neutrons to convert non-fissile isotopes into fissile ones without slowing down the neutrons.
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.
Are there more fast breeder or thermal nuclear reactors?
Most nuclear reactors are thermal-neutron reactors. A few fast breeder reactors have been built, but not many.
Which uranium is used in a breeder reactor?
Uranium-238 can be used efficiently in breeder reactors; plutonium is obtained and Pu is a fissile material in situ.
Why are breeder reactors not used widely in the nuclear power industry?
Breeder reactors are not widely used in the nuclear power industry due to concerns about safety, high costs of construction and operation, potential for nuclear proliferation, and public perception of nuclear energy.
How are breeder reactors and nuclear reactor different?
The breeder reactor produce more fissile fuel than what is consumed while this is not the case for other nuclear reactors.
Which elements are used for nuclear reactors in India?
Uranium. There is some interest in using thorium in the future. Thorium cannot be used directly as fuel in a reactor as it does not fission, it requires a fast breeder reactor to convert it to Uranium-233 which does fission.
Is plutonium produced only in breeder reactors?
No, plutonium is obtained in all the types of nuclear reactors.
What are advantages and disadvantages of nuclear and breeder reactors?
You can't compare and contrast nuclear reactors and breeder reactors, any more than you can compare a lion with a mammal. A lion is one example of many mammals; a breeder reactor is just one example of many types of nuclear reactor.
What are their advantages and disadvantages of Nuclear and Breeder Reactors?
You can't compare and contrast nuclear reactors and breeder reactors, any more than you can compare a lion with a mammal. A lion is one example of many mammals; a breeder reactor is just one example of many types of nuclear reactor.
How are breeder reactors different from regular nuclear reactors?
A breeder reactor generates (in a way) new fuel, sometimes more fuel than it uses, by converting non-fissionable isotopes into fissionable isotopes, through neutron capture.
How will thorium be used in the future?
Thorium will be probable in the future very important as fertile material in nuclear breeder power reactors.
