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View synonyms for fast-breeder reactor

fast-breeder reactor

or fast breeder reactor

[ fast-bree-der, fahst- ]

noun

, Physics.
  1. a breeder reactor in which there is no moderator and fission is caused by high-energy neutrons.


fast-breeder reactor

noun

  1. a nuclear reactor that uses little or no moderator and produces more fissionable material than it consumes See also breeder reactor fast reactor
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


fast-breeder reactor

/ făstbrēdər /

  1. A breeder reactor that uses high-speed neutrons to produce fissionable material.
  2. See also nuclear reactor


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