A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 7
Related Mcqs:
- Fast breeder nuclear reactors using enriched uranium as fuel may contain upto a maximum of ____________ percent of U-235 (i.e. fissile material)?
A. 15
B. 45
C. 65
D. 85 - 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 fuel generally used in reactors is uranium oxide instead of uranium, because the former has higher _____________________?
A. Melting point, hence can be subjected to higher temperature
B. Density; hence core volume for a given power output would be smaller
C. Resistance to effects of irradiation
D. All A., B. and C. - Quantity of fissionable material (i.e. U-235) in natural uranium is _____________ percent?
A. 0.71
B. 6.31
C. 99.29
D. 12.73 - “Critical mass” is the minimum mass of nuclear fissile material required for the__________________?
A. Sustainment of chain reaction
B. Power generation on commercial scale
C. Economic power generation
D. None of these - Which is not a fissile nuclear material ?
A. U-233
B. U-235
C. U-238
D. Pu-239 - “Critical mass” is the minimum mass of nuclear fissile material required for the_______________________?
A. Sustainment of chain reaction
B. Power generation on commercial scale
C. Economic power generation
D. None of these - Thorium-232 (a fertile material) on absorption of a neutron gets converted into ___________ , which is a fissile material?
A. Thorium-233
B. Uranium-235
C. Uranium-233
D. Plutonium-239 - Enriched uranium means that, it contains___________________?
A. More than 0.71% of U-235
B. Only fertile material
C. Only fissile material
D. No impurities - 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
