Thorium-232 (a fertile material) on absorption of a neutron gets converted into ___________ , which is a fissile material?

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1. Thorium-232 is converted into uranium-233 in a/an ______________ nuclear reactor?

   A. Thermal B. Fast breeder C. Heavy water moderated D. Enriched uranium...

2. Number of secondary neutron emitted on fission of an atom of U-235 by slow neutron bombardment is_______________?

   A. 3 B. 235 C. 200 D. 92...

3. Thorium can be converted into U-233 in a _____________ reactor?

   A. Liquid metal cooled B. Fast breeder C. Thermal D. Swimming pool...

4. The number of neutrons accompanying the formation of 54Xe139 and 38Sr94 from the absorption of a slow neutron by 92U235, followed by nuclear fission is __________________?

   A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4...

5. 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...

6. 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...

7. “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...

8. Which is not a fissile nuclear material ?

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

9. “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...

10. Which of the following is a non-fissile material ?

    A. Plutonium-239 B. Uranium-235 C. Uranium-233 D. Thorium-232...