fast-breeder reactor

[fast-bree-der, fahst-] /ˈfæstˈbri dər, ˈfɑst-/

noun, Physics.

a breeder reactor in which there is no moderator and fission is caused by high-energy neutrons.

Also, fast breeder reactor.

Examples from the web for fast-breeder reactor

It has also exempted its plutonium-producing fast-breeder reactor from safeguards.

British Dictionary definitions for fast-breeder reactor

noun

a nuclear reactor that uses little or no moderator and produces more fissionable material than it consumes See also breeder reactor, fast reactor

fast-breeder reactor in Science

fast-breeder reactor

(fāst'brē'dər)
A breeder reactor that uses high-speed neutrons to produce fissionable material. See also nuclear reactor.