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Although currently not economically competitive with other means of producing nuclear fuel and power, could a breeder reactor produce plutonium and other isotopes at a lower cost than other nuclear technologies? Is there a way to determine how much plutonium and other isotopes a breeder reactor of a given output and breeding ratio can produce, similar to the rules of thumb for conventional light water, heavy water, and gas cooled graphite moderated reactors (1 gram plutonium per MWht for natural uranium designs, 0.5 grams of plutonium MWht for enriched uranium designs)?

For the purposes of this discussion plutonium is the main isotope of interest, as it is a material that is produced and used in large quantities for military and other primarily governmental applications where a niche solution could be considered, especially since governments were already funding breeder reactor programs (and in countries with them) plutonium and isotope production programs.
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