The first breeder reactor, went online almost 75 years ago. But today, only two remain active across the globe. Our question ...

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Ocean-Power and Copenhagen Atomics are joining forces to study thorium-based molten salt reactor deployment for clean energy in Norway.

The commissioning of the 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) has run into delays due to "first of a kind technological issues", the government told Parliament on Thursday.     The core ...

India has approved 10 new nuclear reactors, targeting 22.5 GWe capacity by 2032 and 100 GWe by 2047, with support for PHWRs, ...

The fast-breeder reactor, called Monju, is designed to produce more nuclear fuel than it consumes and the 900 billion yen ($9.67 billion) project is a cornerstone of resource-poor Japan's plan to ...

The other key word here, "breeder," is even more important. Without going into too much detail, suffice to say that when a breeder reactor uses fuel, it actually produces enough neutrons to "breed ...

The so-called “waste-eating” reactors are simply… breeder reactors like Superphénix, a type of reactor that the global nuclear industry has failed to get up and running for 70 years.

India to Add 10 New Nuclear Reactors, Aiming for 22.48 GW Capacity by 2032 In a major push for clean energy, India has ...

Recycling Slightly Used Nuclear Fuel (SUNF) in a Fast Breeder Reactor (FBR) provides all these remedies in a way that is competitive and publicly acceptable. The advantages to recycling used nuclear ...

Fuel supply is only one of the obstacles that stand in the way of atomic power at competitive prices. But the breeder eliminates any possibility that the world’s supply of fissionable material ...

This will boost the country’s nuclear energy capacity to over 22 GW. India has approved 10 reactors, set to add 7,000 ...