If a nuclear reactor produces more fissile nuclear fuel than it consumes, then it is called a _____________ reactor?

Correct answer: B. Breeder

  • A. Critical
  • B. Breeder
  • C. Fertile
  • D. Heterogeneous

Explanation

A breeder reactor produces more fissile material than it consumes by converting fertile isotopes into fissile fuel. Critical describes a reactor with a self-sustaining chain reaction, not fuel production.

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