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Problem 1c
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Chapter 31: Nuclear Energy; Effects and Uses of Radiation
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Given a breeder reactor and asked to describe an additional problem or danger associated with it.
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Step 1.
Breeder reactors were proposed as a solution to the problem of limited supplies of fissionable uranium. The breeder reactor “breeds” new fuel from the unusable uranium isotope. Thus there is an increasing supply of fissionable fuel by more than a factor of 100.
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Physics: Principles with Applications
7th Edition, 2013
Giancoli
ISBN: 9780321625922