fast-breeder reactor

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(fast′brē′dər, fäst′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
fast′-breed′er reac′tor  (fast′brē′dər, fäst′-),USA pronunciation [Physics.]
  1. Energy, Physicsa breeder reactor in which there is no moderator and fission is caused by high-energy neutrons.
Also, fast′ breed′er reac′tor. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
fast-breeder reactor
  1. a nuclear reactor that uses little or no moderator and produces more fissionable material than it consumes
    See also breeder reactor
'fast-breeder reactor' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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