Breeding
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Conversion of non-fissionable into fissionable material,
e.g. uranium-238 into plutonium-239 or thorium-232 into uranium-233.
Neutron radiation in a reactor produces uranium-239 from uranium-238
by neutron capture; uranium-239 converts into plutonium-239 following
two subsequent beta decays.
Diagrams breeding
Breeding process: Generation of
Pu-239 from U-238 |
Breeding process: Generating of
U-233 from Th-232 |
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TopFuel 2012
2 - 6 Sept. 2012 in Manchester, UK
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ENC 2012
9 - 12 Dec. 2012 in Manchester, UK |
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