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The long term plan in all nuclear programs is to switch over as appropriate to breeder reactors, which are just as renewable as the solar fusion fuel that leads
by acidburnNSA 5y ago
The long term plan in all nuclear programs is to switch over as appropriate to breeder reactors, which are just as renewable as the solar fusion fuel that leads to wind and solar and hydro. Breeder reactors invest excess neutrons from the chain reaction into abundant 'fertile' nuclear fuel like U-238 and Th-232 to generate more rare fissile material (Pu-239 or U-233) than they consume.
Breeders are a proven technology but just aren't very common yet due to the wide availability of high grade uranium ores.
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