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. Not so in China, India, and Russia. Starting even earlier, Russia has built two fast breeder reactors, which are still operating today. Weapons-grade plutonium can be separated chemically from the blanket.
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