Exactly. It is a mean to produce more nuclear fuel, which is very rare =

on the planet (only for 50 years?)
But I think is very dangerous/difficult to maintain this reactor, in =

France it is closed now.

Sean Breheny a =E9crit :
> It should be noted that this does not mean a free lunch. Breeder
> reactors take in U235 and U238 and output Pu which can then be used in
> another reactor. This does not violate conservation of mass/energy
> because U238 does have some nuclear "potential energy" which cannot be
> easily released. The breeder reactor is a means of accessing the
> stored energy in U238.
>
> If you take the total matter+energy input to a breeder reactor, and
> the matter+energy output, they are still equal. Mass is taken from
> U235 and U238 and converted into some heat, some useful energy, and
> mass of Pu, which can then be further used to end up with more energy
> and less mass.
>
> On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 4:23 AM, Artem Zezyulinskiy
> <artemzez@sedatelec.com> wrote:
>   =

>> Don't forget the breeder reactor, that produce greater amount of fuel
>> than it consume:
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breeder_reactor
>>
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