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Conversion

Fertile materials are made fissile by absorption neutrons

Breeding

More fissile atoms produced than consumed

Breeders

Reactors designed to achieve this

Moderator

To slow down neutrons released from fission

Coolant

Liquid or gas to transfer heat from the core

Pressure vessel

Robust steel vessel containing the reactor core and moderator/coolant