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Breeder reactor

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A breeder reactor is a nuclear reactor that generates more fissile material than it consumes. These reactors can be fueled with more-commonly available isotopes of uranium and thorium, such as uranium-238 and thorium-232, as opposed to the rare uranium-235 which is used in conventional reactors. These materials are called fertile materials since they can be bred into fuel by these breeder reactors.

Breeder reactor - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Nuclear reactor generating more fissile material than it consumes The Beloyarsk Nuclear Power Station , site of the BN-600 and BN-800 , the only two commercially operational breeder reactors as of 2026 A breeder reactor is a nuclear reactor that generates more fissile material than it consumes. [ 1 ] These reactors can be fueled with more-commonly available isotopes of uranium and thorium , such as uranium-238 and thorium-232 , as opposed to the rare uranium-235 which is used in conventional reactors. The

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