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The breeder reactor: a fossil fuel viewpoint

Nature volume 264, pages 596–598 (1976)Cite this article

David Merrick considers what economic and technical factors would make the fast breeder reactor a viable option

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Merrick, D. The breeder reactor: a fossil fuel viewpoint. Nature 264, 596–598 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1038/264596a0

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