POWER PLANT ENGINEERING QUIZ

Reactors designed for propulsion applications are designed for

Enriched uranium

Any type of uranium

Pure uranium

Natural uranium

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Breeder reactor has a conversion ratio of

More than unity

Zero

Less than unity

Unity

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Which of the following nuclear reactor does not need a heat exchanger for generation of steam?

Liquid metal cooled

Gas cooled

Boiling water

Pressurised water

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Which of the following type of pump is used in liquid metal cooled reactor for circulation of liquid metal

Reciprocation

Centrifugal

Axial

Electromagnetic

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The predominant isotope of the naturally occurring element is

U₂₃₈

Pu₂₃₃

Pu₂₃₉

U₂₃₅

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A reactor capable of converting a ferrite material into fissile isotopes is called

Regenerative reactor

Boiling water reactor

Breeder reactor

Fast breeder reactor

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Enriched uranium is required as a fuel in a nuclear reactor, if light water is used as moderator and coolant, because light water has

High neutron absorption cross-section

High neutron scatter cross-section

Low neutron absorption cross-section

Low moderating efficiency

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Artificial radioactive isotopes find application in

Medical field

Nuclear fission

Power generation

Nucleonic devices

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The most commonly used moderator in nuclear plants is

Graphite

Concrete and bricks

Graphite and concrete

Heavy water

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U233 is produced

Artificially

As basic raw material

By neutron irradiation of Uz

By neutron irradiation of thorium

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