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Old 06-10-2009, 03:13 PM   #63 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by dcb View Post
A lot of people get confused by the "it makes more fuel than it uses" statement in regards to breeder reactors, but in reality it is doing a bit of alchemy on an existing material.
I wouldn't go so far as to say it's doing alchemy, just that it's getting more energy out of the fuel than w/ a once through cycle.
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