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#India prototype fast breeder #nuclear reactor built as part of Madras Atomic Power Station in Kalpakkam has just reached its first criticality ♻️ The fun with breeder reactors is that they produce nuclear fuel than is loaded into them, making the fuel cycle practically infinite.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/a-proud-moment-pm-modi-hails-indias-defining-step-in-civil-nuclear-journey-as-kalpakkam-fast-breeder-reactor-attains-criticality/articleshow/130066757.cms
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nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqvz555w0w7pdy3l9skg202lkdnjqll4ct67l25f68x2h84e7u7r4q32dymg breeder reactors constitute a huge #proliferation hazard. I mean, India owns already nuclear weapons, but from a global perspective, we *really* don't want more plutonium factories......