NUCLEAR POWER ENGINEERING QUIZ

Critical energy should be __________ the neutron binding energy of the atom in order to initiate a nuclear fission.

Equal to

Either more or less

More than

Less than

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Which of the following may not need a control rod?

Liquid metal cooled reactor

None of these

Candu reactor

Fast breeder reactor

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Which of the following undergoes fission reaction easily?

Th-232

None of these

U-238

U-235

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Which of the following is present in Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) complex, Trombay (Bombay)?

Heavy water plant

Fast breeder reactor

Power reactor

Research reactor

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Biological shield is provided in a nuclear power reactor to protect the __________ from radiation damage.

Operating personnels

Fuel elements

Walls of the reactor

None of these

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Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) engaged in the mining & concentration of uranium ore is located at

Kalpakkam (in Tamilnadu)

Alwaye (in Kerala)

Gopalpur coast (in Orissa)

Jadugoda (in Jharkhand)

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Uranium percentage in monazite sand is about

7

1.2

0.01

0.25

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The largest stable nucleus is

U-235

Pb-206

Bi-209

U-238

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Percentage of heavy water in ordinary water is around

0.71

32.97

7.54

0.015

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Fast breeder reactors do not

Convert fertile material to fissile material

Use Th-232 as fissile fuel

Use fast neutrons for fission

Use molten sodium as coolant

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