noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
fast breeder reactor
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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fast
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The largest fast breeder reactor in the world is the Superphenix plant at Creys-Malville on the French/Swiss border.
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More recently, the demand for fast breeder reactors has seemed less urgent as worldwide supplies of uranium have become more plentiful.
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We would also have to discuss the development of fast breeder reactors, a necessity for all countries with limited uranium resources.
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No branch of nuclear technology is more detested and feared by the anti-nuclear and green lobbies than fast breeders .
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Additionally the controversial fast breeder and high temperature reactor projects are being re-examined.
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Protests reached their peak in 1977 with the decision to build the 1200 MWe fast breeder reactor at Creys-Malville.
■ NOUN
plant
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A waterfall of begonias, of every colour known to the plant breeders of the 1960s, filled the conservatory.
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Because the good old seeds aren't around any more, plant breeders have fewer and fewer breeding options.
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All have been selected by generations of gardeners and, more recently, plant breeders .
reactor
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For energy, the winners are physics, fusion and the breeder reactor .
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But the technology that makes power reactors possible also makes breeder reactors feasible.
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The largest fast breeder reactor in the world is the Superphenix plant at Creys-Malville on the French/Swiss border.
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To get the most out of the mined uranium and thorium, they must be cycled through breeder reactors .
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More recently, the demand for fast breeder reactors has seemed less urgent as worldwide supplies of uranium have become more plentiful.
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We would also have to discuss the development of fast breeder reactors , a necessity for all countries with limited uranium resources.
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Protests reached their peak in 1977 with the decision to build the 1200 MWe fast breeder reactor at Creys-Malville.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A special committee named the Juddmonte Farms operation leading breeder .
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A waterfall of begonias, of every colour known to the plant breeders of the 1960s, filled the conservatory.
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By planting a different, male-fertile strain among it, the breeders can collect hybrid seed.
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Rats, like rabbits, were notorious breeders.
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Small and large breeders have sprung up worldwide, anxious to cash in on escalating demand.
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Snake breeder Okan Guney says the birth of twelve emerald tree boas was the most important event in his life. pro.
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The failure of animal breeders to produce a strain that can bias the gender of its offspring is glaring.
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The work aspect was never important - the breeders continued to concentrate on beef and the policy has since paid great dividends.