A. Fuel cost per unit power generated is less
B. Thermal efficiency of the former is higher
C. Maintenance cost of the former is less
D. None of these
Related Mcqs:
- Out of the following places, a nuclear power plant is not located at______________?
A. Talcher (Orissa)
B. Kaiga (Karnataka)
C. Rawatbhata (Rajasthan)
D. Kalpakkam (Tamilnadu) - Which of the following factors is the most important in the site selection for a nuclear power plant ?
A. Absence of earthquake prone zone in nearby areas
B. Abundant availability of water
C. Remotely located from residential areas
D. Proximity to fuel source - U-235 content in enriched uranium, that is normally used in power reactors (e.g., at Tarapur atomic power plant), is about _____________ percent?
A. 85
B. 50
C. 3
D. 97 - Nuclear reactors are provided with shield to guard against the emission of mainly _____________ rays?
A. X
B. α and β
C. Neutrons & gamma
D. Infrared - Fuel for a nuclear reactor (thermal) is___________________?
A. Uranium
B. Plutonium
C. Radium
D. None of these - Spent fuel from the nuclear thermal reactor contains__________________?
A. Fission products
B. Plutonium
C. Unused fuel
D. All A., B. & C. - Thermal nuclear reactors using enriched uranium as fuel contains a maximum of ____________ percent fissile material i.e. U-235?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 7 - A thermal nuclear reactor compared to a fast breeder reactor ?
A. Uses slower neutrons for fission
B. Uses faster neutrons for fission
C. Gives higher power density
D. Requires less fuel to run at the same power level - Heat is generated in a nuclear reactor (thermal) by_________________?
A. Combustion of a nuclear fuel e.g. uranium
B. Fusion of atoms of uranium
C. Absorption of neutrons in uranium atoms
D. Fission of U-235 by neutrons - Thermal shield is used in high powered nuclear reactors to__________________?
A. Protect the walls of the reactor from radiation damage
B. Absorb the fast neutrons
C. Slow down the secondary neutrons
D. Protect the fuel element from coming in contact with the coolant
