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Fast breeder reactor uses

A fast-neutron reactor is a category of a nuclear reactor in which the fission chain reaction is sustained by fast neutrons. Fast breeder reactor uses a Double circuit system of coolant cycle.

Double coolant circuits, consist of a primary coolant circuit and a secondary coolant circuit, in which the closed primary circuit is in conjunction with the open secondary coolant circuit. The main feature of the double-circuit cooling system is that the technology coolant circuit and the turbine fluid circuit are separated.

The most promising type of breeder reactor is the Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactor (LMFBR), which operates by using liquid sodium as its coolant, and breeds plutonium from uranium-238.