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Which type of nuclear power reactor is used in only 1 percent of all power plants?

Pressurized water reactor
Boiling water reactors
Breeder reactors
Reproduction reactors

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Answer;

Breeder reactors

Step-by-step explanation;

  • Nuclear reactors are used to produce and control the release of energy from splitting atoms of various elements, Energy released is used to heat water so as to generate stem that spins turbines to generate electricity.
  • Breeder reactors are a special types of nuclear reactor that can generate additional nuclear fuel at the same time as producing energy for electricity.
  • These type of reactors are only used in 1% of all power plants.

User Dmitry Risenberg
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I believe the correct answer from the choices listed above is the third option. The type of nuclear power reactor that is used in only 1 percent of all power plants would be Breeder reactors. It is a nuclear reactor that generates more fissile material than it consumes.
Hope this answers the question. Have a nice day.
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