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  • Question
  • Which of the following is a moderating material used in nuclear reactor?


  • Options
  • A. Graphite.
  • B. Cadmium.
  • C. Zircalloy (an alloy of zirconium and aluminium).
  • D. Stainless steel.

  • Correct Answer
  • Graphite. 


  • Nuclear Power Engineering problems


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    • 1. The ratio of volume of an atom to that of its nucleus is

    • Options
    • A. 1012
    • B. 10-12
    • C. 10-8
    • D. 108
    • Discuss
    • 2. One 'amu' is equivalent to

    • Options
    • A. 9.31 MeV
    • B. 931 eV
    • C. 931 Mev
    • D. 931J
    • Discuss
    • 3. Which of the following may not need a control rod?

    • Options
    • A. Liquid metal cooled reactor.
    • B. Fast breeder reactor.
    • C. Candu reactor.
    • D. None of these.
    • Discuss
    • 4. The mass number of an element is not changed, when it emits __________ radiations.

    • Options
    • A. ? & ?
    • B. ? & ?
    • C. ? & ?
    • D. ?, ?, & ?
    • Discuss
    • 5. Velocity of the thermal neutron (< 0.025 eV) used for fission of U-235 is around __________ m/sec.

    • Options
    • A. 1
    • B. 2200
    • C. 3 x 1011
    • D. 9 x 1021
    • Discuss
    • 6. Which of the following is not, a fertile material?

    • Options
    • A. Th-232
    • B. U-238
    • C. U-233
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 7. Research reactors are normally meant for

    • Options
    • A. producing high neutron flux 1012-1013 neutrons/cm2, sec and studying the effect of neutron bombardment on dif ferent materials.
    • B. accelerating the neutrons.
    • C. power generation.
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 8. The amount of a radioactive material (having a half life of 100 years) remaining after 400 years will be __________ of its original weight.

    • Options
    • A. 1/2
    • B. 1/4
    • C. 1/8
    • D. 1/16
    • Discuss
    • 9. Which one is the radioactive isotope of hydrogen?

    • Options
    • A. Deuterium
    • B. Ortho-hydrogen
    • C. Tritium
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 10. The type of pump used for the recirculation of molten sodium coolant in liquid metal cooled reactor is a/an __________ pump.

    • Options
    • A. electromagnetic
    • B. reciprocating
    • C. centrifugal
    • D. volute
    • Discuss


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