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  • Question
  • Nuclear fuel usually used in a Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) is


  • Options
  • A. plutonium
  • B. enriched uranium
  • C. natural uranium
  • D. thorium

  • Correct Answer
  • enriched uranium 


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    • 1. Pressure in a Pressurised Water Reactor (PWR) is used for

    • Options
    • A. maintaining constant pressure in the primary cooling circuit under varying loads.
    • B. superheating the steam.
    • C. pressurising the water in the primary coolant circuit.
    • D. none of these.
    • Discuss
    • 2. Uranium is recovered from its ore (pitchblende) by

    • Options
    • A. froth floatation technique.
    • B. leaching with sulphuric acid.
    • C. smelting in a furnace.
    • D. dissolving in water.
    • Discuss
    • 3. The sum of masses of two nuclei produced in nuclear fission compared to the mass of original nucleus is

    • Options
    • A. less
    • B. more
    • C. same
    • D. much more
    • Discuss
    • 4. Coolant used in a boiling water reactor is

    • Options
    • A. hydrogen gas
    • B. water
    • C. steam
    • D. a mixture of water & steam
    • Discuss
    • 5. Out of the following places, heavy water plant is not located at

    • Options
    • A. Baroda
    • B. Ramagundam
    • C. Talcher
    • D. Tuticorin
    • Discuss
    • 6. __________ gas is normally not used as a coolant in a nuclear reactor, because of its high neutron capture cross-section.

    • Options
    • A. Nitrogen
    • B. Hydrogen
    • C. Helium
    • D. Carbon dioxide
    • Discuss
    • 7. Nuclear power plant is not located at

    • Options
    • A. Talcher (Orissa)
    • B. Rawatbhata (Rajasthan)
    • C. Kalpakkam (Tamilnadu)
    • D. Kaiga (Karnataka)
    • Discuss
    • 8. Which of the following is not a good moderating material?

    • Options
    • A. Concrete
    • B. Boron
    • C. 18/8 stainless steel
    • D. All (a), (b) and (c)
    • Discuss
    • 9. Radioactivity of an isotope is expressed in

    • Options
    • A. barn
    • B. MeV
    • C. Curie
    • D. Ergs
    • Discuss
    • 10. Biological shield is provided in a nuclear power reactor to protect the __________ from radiation damage.

    • Options
    • A. fuel elements
    • B. operating personnels
    • C. walls of the reactor
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss


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