Breeder reactors convert fertile, but not fissile, isotopes (such as Uranium-238 or Thorium-232) into fissile isotopes (such as Plutonium-239 or Uranium-233) through neutron capture and subsequent radioactive decay. This process "breeds" new fissile material while generating power from the fission of existing fuel.
A breeder reactor is that which
Asked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2009 · Topic: Nuclear Physics (Nuclear fission: theory, chain reaction, critical mass, nuclear reactors (types, components, safety aspects).)
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Answer: C. produces more fissionable material than it bums
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