fast-breeder reactor

US/ˈfæstbɹiːdɚ ɹiˈæaktɚ/

noun

A nuclear plant which produces fissionable material from high-energy neutrons as a byproduct in excess of the amount it uses to operate.

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Meanings

nounfast-breeder reactor (plural fast-breeder reactors)

plural fast-breeder reactors

  1. A nuclear plant which produces fissionable material from high-energy neutrons as a byproduct in excess of the amount it uses to operate.

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