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The advantage is mainly that more active fuel can be created than is used, so getting 'something for nothing'. However experimental reactors such as the sodium cooled fast reactor at Dounreay in Scotland have proved very difficult in practice, with material problems, and as far as I know such experiments are in abeyance at the moment.
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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 moderator is not use in bleeder reactor?
Moderators are not used in a breeder reactor because their primary purpose is to slow down neutrons to increase the likelihood of fission events in a thermal reactor. In a breeder reactor, fast neutrons are required to convert non-fissile uranium-238 into fissile plutonium-239, so using a moderator would hinder this process.
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.
Which coolant is used in kalpakkam nuclear power plant?
The Kalpakkam nuclear power plant uses heavy water (deuterium oxide) as a coolant and moderator in its Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs). Heavy water has a higher density than regular water, allowing it to efficiently slow down neutrons and regulate the nuclear reaction in the reactor core.
Where is the nuclear reactor KAMINI located?
The KAMINI (Kalpakkam Mini) reactor is a Uranium-233 fueled, demineralized light water moderated and cooled, beryllium oxide reflected, low power nuclear research reactor. It is located in the post irradiation examination facility of Radio Metallurgy Laboratory, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, India. A link is provided to the Wikipedia article.
What is UK 's first fast breeder reactor in Scotland called?
Dounreay PFR (Prototype Fast Reactor)
In Oct2004 where did the prime minister of India inaugurate the prototype fast breeder reactor?
KalpakkamKalpakkam
In October 2004 where did the Prime Minister of India inaugurate the prototype fast breeder reactor?
Kalpakkam
In october 2004 where did the prime minister of India inaugrate the prototype fast breeder reactor?
kalapakkam
Where did the prime minister of India inaugrate the prototype fast breeder reactor in october 2004?
Kalapakkam
What is the coolant used in kalpakkam power station in India?
Kalpakkam has both Thermal reactor (Madras Atomic Power Station) and Fast Breeder Reactor -FBTR and PFBR (Under construction). In MAPS (thermal reactor) it is Heavy Water (D2O) Which acts as a coolant as well as moderator, where as in Fast Breeder Test Reactor (FBTR) and Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) Sodium (Na) is used as coolant. Since there should not any moderators for fast reactors D2O will not be used as coolant in fast reactors.
What is a FBB reactor?
You may mean FBR - this stands for Fast Breeder Reactor
In Oct 2004where did the P M of India inaugurate the prototype fast breeder reactor?
This is at Kalpakkam, I don't know which state. See Link below and go to section on Thorium Fuel Cycle
Fast breeder reactor in India?
See the India section of www.world-nuclear.org
Why moderator is not used in case of fast breeder reactor?
Moderator is not used in case of fast breeder reactor because there is no need to slow down neutron energy. Nuclear fission takes place at high energy of neutrons.
Which type of pump is used to pump liquid metal in fast breeder reactor?
GEAR
What are disadvantages of fast breeder reactor?
The main disadvantage is the positive temperature coefficient of reactivity.
