India has a strong endeavour to develop breeder reactors and is partnering with leading countries fo...........

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India has a strong endeavour to develop breeder reactors and is partnering with leading countries for their development. Why are such reactors or critical for India’s nuclear energy development?

1. Breeder Reactors from a crucial link between the first and third stage of India’s nuclear programme

2. India has about 25% of world’s thorium reserve

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Explanation:

Both the statements are correct.

A breeder reactor is a nuclear reactor that creates more fissile material than it consumes. It requires an initial charge of fissile material, such as highly enriched uranium or plutonium, and a supply of fertile material, such as natural uranium, depleted uranium or thorium. Breeder reactors can utilize nearly 100% of the energy contained in uranium and thorium ores, while the reactors currently used for nuclear power generation can use at most 1%.