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Fast-neutron reactor
A
fast neutron reactor
or simply a
fast reactor
is a category of
nuclear reactor
in which the fission
chain reaction
is sustained by
fast neutrons
. Such a reactor needs no
neutron moderator
, but must use
fuel
that is relatively rich in
fissile
material when compared to that required for a
thermal reactor
.
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