What is a fast neutron reactor?
- It is a type in which the nuclear fission chain reaction is sustained by fast neutrons. It also known as a fast reactor.
- Such a reactor needs no neutron moderator like normal water, which serves such a purpose in thermal reactors.
What are advantages of fast neutron reactor?
- With these types of reactors it is possible to solve the major ecological problem of reprocessing and deactivation of accumulated radioactive waste
- It will lead to the solution of the five key problems
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- safety,
- shortage of fuel,
- competitiveness,
- reprocessing and refabricating used nuclear fuel
- radioactive waste
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