Nuclear Power Engineering Questions

• Which of the following may not need a moderator?
• MeV is the unit of
• Energy equivlant to one atomic mass unit (amu) is __________ MeV.
• The second underground nuclear test was conducted by India at
• Fission of U-235 on slow neutron bombardment can be represented by
• Thorium-232 is converted into uranium-233 in a/an __________ nuclear reactor.
• Which of the following is not a naturally occurring nuclear fuel?
• Which is used as a coolant in nuclear reactor due to its high capture cross-section?
• Molten sodium (as a coolant in fast breeder reactor)
• Commercial power generation from fusion reactor is not yet possible, because
• Spent fuel from the nuclear thermal reactor contains
• The atomic number of a radioactive element is not changed, when it emits __________ rays.
• Gas cooling as compared to water cooling of nuclear reactors
• The decrease in the atomic number is not observed in case of
• Out of the followingplaces, a nuclear power plant is not located at
• Which of the following is artificially produced as it does not occur in nature?
• In a nuclear explosion, the energy is released primarily in the form of __________ energy-
• Fast breeder reactors do not
• The atomic number of an element is equal to the number of __________ present in its atom.
• Heat is generated in a nuclear reactor (thermal) by