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  • Question
  • Which is not a fissile nuclear material?


  • Options
  • A. U-233
  • B. U-235
  • C. U-238
  • D. Pu-239

  • Correct Answer
  • U-238 


  • Nuclear Power Engineering problems


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    • 1. 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
    • 2. Radioactivity of an isotope is expressed in

    • Options
    • A. barn
    • B. MeV
    • C. Curie
    • D. Ergs
    • Discuss
    • 3. 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
    • 4. Nuclear power plant is not located at

    • Options
    • A. Talcher (Orissa)
    • B. Rawatbhata (Rajasthan)
    • C. Kalpakkam (Tamilnadu)
    • D. Kaiga (Karnataka)
    • Discuss
    • 5. __________ 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
    • 6. Which of the following is a fuel for a fusion reactor (thermonuclear reactor)?

    • Options
    • A. Deuterium and tritium
    • B. U-233
    • C. Thorium
    • D. Heavy water
    • Discuss
    • 7. Pick out the wrong statement.

    • Options
    • A. The disintegration rate of a radioactive substance can not be increased by heating it.
    • B. Electrons have negligible mass and unit negative change.
    • C. Deuterium atom has one proton and two neutrons in its nucleus.
    • D. Cadmium is capable of absorbing neutrons.
    • Discuss
    • 8. The molecular weight of heavy water is

    • Options
    • A. 10
    • B. 18
    • C. 20
    • D. 36
    • Discuss
    • 9. The emission of an a-particle causes the resultant nucleus to have

    • Options
    • A. more atomic weight and less atomic number.
    • B. less atomic weight and less atomic number.
    • C. less atomic weight and more atomic number.
    • D. none of these.
    • Discuss
    • 10. An ideal coolant for a nuclear reactor should

    • Options
    • A. be a good absorber of neutrons.
    • B. be capable of attaining high temperature, only when it is pressurised.
    • C. have high density, but low heat transfer co-efficient.
    • D. be free from radiation damage and non-corrosive.
    • Discuss


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