What does a breeder reactor do?
A.)It uses controlled rates of reaction to conserve nuclear fuel. B.)It creates its own control rods out of the lead resulting from uranium decay. C.)It creates independent chain reactions that then separate from their parents and become new energy sources. D.)It creates its own neutron bombardment beam out of the neutrons that escape from the uranium as it decays. E.)It produces plutonium from uranium and thereby creates more nuclear fuel than it uses.
Correct Answer is E. It produces plutonium from uranium and there by creates more nuclear fuel than it uses.
What does a breeder reactor do? A.)It uses controlled rates of reaction to conserve nuclear fuel....
What prevents a large piece of uranium ore from going naturally into a chain reaction? A.)None of its nuclei fission without bombardment from human-controlled sources. B.)There isn't enough uranium for fissioning neutrons to trigger another reaction. C.)Even a small chunk is too large to sustain a chain reaction. D.)So many of its fissioning neutrons are captured by uranium-238 which then decays in other ways. E.)The sample is not large enough to capture many neutrons.
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