Breeding


Breeding : Conversion of non-fissionable into fissionable material, e.g. uranium-238 into plutonium-239 or thorium-232 into uranium-233. Neutron radiation in a reactor produces uranium-239 from uranium-238 by neutron capture; uranium-239 converts into plutonium-239 following two subsequent beta decays. Breeding process: generation of Breeding process: generation of Pu-239 from U-238 U-233 from Th-232
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