NUCLEAR POWER ENGINEERING QUIZ

Nuclear fuel generally used in reactors is uranium oxide instead of uranium, because the former has higher

All of these

Resistance to effects of irradiation

Density ; hence core volume for a given power output would be smaller

Melting point, hence can be subjected to higher temperature

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Which of the following factors is the most important in the site selection for a nuclear power plant?

Proximity to fuel source

Abundant availability of water

Absence of earthquake prone zone in nearby areas

Remotely located from residential areas

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The phenomenon of nuclear fission is opposite to that of

Thermionic emission

Radioactive decay

Combustion

Nuclear fusion

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The main ore of thorium is

Limonite

Monazite sand

Pitchblende

Galena

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β-rays emission in radioactive disintegration is always accompanied by the emission of

α-rays

γ-rays

None of these

Neutrons

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Which is a fertile nuclear fuel?

Th-232

U-233

U-235

Pu-239

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A boiling water reactor is the one, in which the

Fuel and the coolant are thoroughly mixed to form a homogeneous solution

Coolant water is allowed to boil in the core of the reactor

Coolant water, after being heated in the reactor core, generates steam in a boiler

Pressurised water is pumped into the core

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Which of the following is not, a fertile material?

U-233

Th-232

U-238

None of these

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Thermal nuclear reactors using enriched uranium as fuel contains a maximum of __________ percent fissile material i.e. U-235.

3

7

1

2

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

Alwaye (in Kerala)

Gopalpur coast (in Orissa)

Jadugoda (in Jharkhand)

Kalpakkam (in Tamilnadu)

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