| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| breeder reactor |
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| A nuclear reactor in which plutonium and other materials are produced as a by-product. | 1 |
| ‡ Breeder reactors are designed to produce more fuel than they consume. | 2 |
| ‡ The development of the breeder reactor has been stopped in the United States, but continues to be pursued in Europe and Japan. | 3 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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