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The nuclear reactor is different from the breeder reactor because it generates energy through fission.
Historically, in order to be called a breeder, a reactor must be specifically designed to create more fissile material than it consumes.
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What is the same between nuclear and breeder reactors?
They all use nuclear fission
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.
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.
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 is the main difference between breeder nuclear fission and convention nuclear fission?
Breeder nuclear fission produces more fissile material than it consumes, while conventional nuclear fission produces energy without producing additional fuel. Breeder reactors can create more fuel (like plutonium) for use in other reactors, making them potentially more efficient in terms of fuel usage.
Is plutonium produced only in breeder reactors?
No, plutonium is obtained in all the types of nuclear reactors.
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 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.
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.
Breeder reactors are used to convert?
Breeder reactors are used to convert non-fissile isotopes (such as U-238) into fissile isotopes (such as Pu-239) through neutron capture reactions, thereby producing additional fuel for nuclear reactors while generating energy. This process allows for the sustainable use of nuclear energy by recycling and reusing nuclear fuel.
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.
