breeding ratio

breeding ratio

[′brēd·iŋ ‚rā·shō]
(nucleonics)
The ratio of the number of fissionable atoms produced in a breeder reactor to the number of fissionable atoms consumed in the reactor; breeding gain is the breeding ratio minus 1. Also known as breeding factor.
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