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  • Question
  • A pressurised water reactor (PWR) uses pressurised water as a


  • Options
  • A. coolant.
  • B. working fluid in power turbine.
  • C. moderator.
  • D. none of these.

  • Correct Answer
  • coolant. 


  • Nuclear Power Engineering problems


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    • 1. Which of the following is the best nuclear fuel?

    • Options
    • A. Np- 239
    • B. U-234
    • C. Pu-239
    • D. Th-236
    • Discuss
    • 2. Which of the following is present in Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) complex, Trombay (Bombay)?

    • Options
    • A. Power reactor
    • B. Research reactor
    • C. Fast breeder reactor
    • D. Heavy water plant
    • Discuss
    • 3. 'Heavy water' is termed as 'heavy' because it is

    • Options
    • A. denser than water.
    • B. an oxide of deuterium.
    • C. a heavy liquid.
    • D. an oxide of heavier isotope of oxygen.
    • Discuss
    • 4. Which of the following nuclear reactors is the most efficient thermodynamically while operating between the same temperature and pressure limits of the reactor?

    • Options
    • A. Molten sodium cooled
    • B. CO2 gas cooled
    • C. Pressurised water
    • D. Boiling water
    • Discuss
    • 5. The new nucleus formed after ?-decay of a radioactive element has

    • Options
    • A. less atomic number
    • B. less atomic weight
    • C. more atomic number
    • D. more atomic weight
    • Discuss
    • 6. Extraction of uranium from its ore is done by __________ method.

    • Options
    • A. chemical
    • B. pyrometallurgical
    • C. physical beneficiation
    • D. electrometallurgical
    • Discuss
    • 7. 75% of a radioactive element decays in 6 hours. Its half life period is __________ hours.

    • Options
    • A. 3/4
    • B. 1/6
    • C. 3
    • D. 4
    • Discuss
    • 8. The atomic mass of an element is fractional, because

    • Options
    • A. of uncertainty principle.
    • B. it may have isobars.
    • C. it contains neutrons.
    • D. it may have isotopes.
    • Discuss
    • 9. Positron is a/an

    • Options
    • A. nucleus having two protons.
    • B. helium nucleus.
    • C. electron with positive charge.
    • D. nucleus with one proton and one neutron.
    • Discuss
    • 10. 'Light water' used as a coolant in nuclear reactor is nothing but

    • Options
    • A. ordinary water.
    • B. mildly acidic (pH = 6) water.
    • C. mildly alkaline (pH = 8) water.
    • D. none of these.
    • Discuss


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