This blog post was made as an author’s answer to his classwork in Modern Physics.
Name: John Leo L. Pilit
Date Submitted: 25 May 2023
Directions: Differentiate the types of nuclear reactors.
There are mainly four types of nuclear reactors.
1. A power reactor is a nuclear reactor built to generate heat for the production of electricity (as opposed to reactors used for research), to produce radiation or fissionable materials, or to test reactor parts.
2. A breeder reactor is a type of nuclear reactor that generates more fissionable material than it uses to create energy. The purpose of this unique form of reactor is to increase the availability of nuclear fuel for the production of electricity. Breeder reactors use either uranium-238 or thorium as fuel, both of which are abundantly available, as opposed to conventional nuclear reactors, which can only use the relatively scarce but easily fissionable isotope uranium-235.
3. Research test reactors, sometimes known as “non-power” reactors, are nuclear reactors primarily used for research, education, and development. Nearly every branch of science, including physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, geology, archaeology, and environmental studies, benefits from these reactors.
4. Transport reactors are ideal for marine technology because of the benefits they offer, such as the capacity to supply enormous amounts of energy for the propulsion of these vehicles. Another is that since nuclear fuels have a long shelf life, you don’t need to refuel them frequently like you would with a gasoline-powered vehicle.
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