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Electrical breeding

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a Semenov Federal Research Center for Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Kosygina, 4, Moscow, 119991, Russian Federation

Some methods for breeding fissile fuel by means of electrically generated free neutrons are reviewed. These methods are of interest because rapid growth of the nuclear power industry may cause a near-term shortage of nuclear fuel. The outlook for auxiliary breeding schemes is discussed briefly. There is a brief analysis of the economics of electrical breeders.

PACS: 28.45.Gf
DOI: 10.1070/PU1983v026n03ABEH004355
URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/1983/3/c/
Citation: Vasil’kov R G, Gol’danskii V I, Orlov V V "Electrical breeding" Sov. Phys. Usp. 26 228–244 (1983)
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Оригинал: Васильков Р Г, Гольданский В И, Орлов В В «Об электрическом бридинге» УФН 139 435–464 (1983); DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.0139.198303c.0435

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