HyperDic: breeder_reactor

English > 1 sense of the expression breeder reactor:
NOUNartifactbreeder reactora nuclear reactor that produces more fissile material than it burns
English > breeder reactor: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA nuclear reactor that produces more fissile material than it burns.
PartsblanketA layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor
Broadernuclear reactor, reactor(physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements
Catalanreactor ràpid

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