China’s New Breeder Reactors May Produce More Than Just Watts
Cars That Think
DECEMBER 28, 2022
Liquid sodium is used as a coolant because it does not slow down neutrons as much as water does. But Russia has decided not to build another one until the 2030s, because they are more expensive than conventional water-cooled reactors. Weapons-grade plutonium can be separated chemically from the blanket.
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