5. Development work and foreign work
5.1 New research and development objectives
Prospective studies and reflections abound, and future reactor concepts are judged against a few simple criteria:
sustainability ;
economy ;
safety ;
environment and waste ;
proliferation.
In terms of these criteria, fast breeder reactors have clear advantages:
preserving uranium resources ;
operation at high temperatures, so high yields ;
relatively low production of minor actinides and, above all, the ability...
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