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Monday, June 13, 2011

Why India's fast breeder programme is cutting edge

Why India's fast breeder programme is cutting edge
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Additionally, if we cover the reactor core with a blanket of either U238 or thorium, then this blanket captures some of the fast neutrons coming out of the core, which would have escaped and been wasted. On reprocessing this irradiated blanket, ...

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