These would replace other types of thermal plants with one that ... which in the fast-breeder reactor (FBR) configuration can use uranium fuel significantly more efficiently by using fast neutrons ...

Fast Breeders Want To Close The Fuel Cycle The Superphénix reactor in France is one of a handful of operational fast-neutron reactor designs. One of the primary forms of waste from a typical ...

India’s indigenous nuclear reactor prototype and abundant thorium reserves hold the key to the country’s future energy security.

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Japan can provide meaningful support to develop a new type of reactor and maintain ... on sticky issues concerning nuclear power. Fast-breeder reactors, which can theoretically produce more ...

New designs also include alternative coolants, such as molten salt, lead, lead–bismuth and gas. “Fast reactors have been under development for decades primarily as fuel breeders and, in recent years, ...

India is close to completing its most advanced nuclear plant, marking a major step forward in the country’s nuclear energy programme. The Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam in ...