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Nuclear fuel usually used in a Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) is
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A. plutonium
B. enriched uranium
C. natural uranium
D. thorium
Correct Answer
enriched uranium
Nuclear Power Engineering problems
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1. Pressure in a Pressurised Water Reactor (PWR) is used for
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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.
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Correct Answer: maintaining constant pressure in the primary cooling circuit under varying loads.
2. Uranium is recovered from its ore (pitchblende) by
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A. froth floatation technique.
B. leaching with sulphuric acid.
C. smelting in a furnace.
D. dissolving in water.
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Correct Answer: leaching with sulphuric acid.
3. The sum of masses of two nuclei produced in nuclear fission compared to the mass of original nucleus is
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A. less
B. more
C. same
D. much more
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Correct Answer: less
4. Coolant used in a boiling water reactor is
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A. hydrogen gas
B. water
C. steam
D. a mixture of water & steam
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Correct Answer: a mixture of water & steam
5. Out of the following places, heavy water plant is not located at
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A. Baroda
B. Ramagundam
C. Talcher
D. Tuticorin
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Correct Answer: Ramagundam
6. __________ gas is normally not used as a coolant in a nuclear reactor, because of its high neutron capture cross-section.
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A. Nitrogen
B. Hydrogen
C. Helium
D. Carbon dioxide
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Correct Answer: Nitrogen
7. Nuclear power plant is not located at
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A. Talcher (Orissa)
B. Rawatbhata (Rajasthan)
C. Kalpakkam (Tamilnadu)
D. Kaiga (Karnataka)
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Correct Answer: Talcher (Orissa)
8. Which of the following is not a good moderating material?
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A. Concrete
B. Boron
C. 18/8 stainless steel
D. All (a), (b) and (c)
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Correct Answer: All (a), (b) and (c)
9. Radioactivity of an isotope is expressed in
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A. barn
B. MeV
C. Curie
D. Ergs
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Correct Answer: Curie
10. Biological shield is provided in a nuclear power reactor to protect the __________ from radiation damage.
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A. fuel elements
B. operating personnels
C. walls of the reactor
D. none of these
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Correct Answer: operating personnels
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