POWER PLANT ENGINEERING QUIZ

A moderator, apart from its high neutron slowing power, and low non-productive neutron, should be

Stable under nuclear radiation

Good thermal conductor

Corrosion resistant

All of the listed here

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The energy released during the fission of one atom of Uranium 235 in million electron volts is about

300

400

100

200

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Which of the following is not a safety valve for the boilers?

sliding type

Spring type

Level type

dead weight type

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The energy required to be applied to a radioactive nucleus for the emission of a neutron is

4.3 MeV

7.8 MeV

1 MeV

2.4 MeV

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The size of the reactor is said to be critical when

It explodes

It produces no power

Chain reaction can be initiated

It becomes uncontrollable

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Plutonium (Pu239) is produced

As basic raw material

By fission of Th232

When U238 is irradiated by neutrons

Artificially

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Artificial radioactive isotopes find application in

Nucleonic devices

Power generation

Nuclear fission

Medical field

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Artificial radioactive isotopes find application in

Power generation

Medical field

Nuclear fission

Nucleonic devices

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Atomic number of an element in the periodic table represents the numbers of

Protons in the nucleus

Electrons in the atom

Neutrons in the nucleus

Electrons in the nucleus

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Boiling water reactor uses the following as moderator, coolant and working fluid

Ordinary fluid

Heavy water

Hydrogen gas

Molten lead

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