Which is a fertile nuclear fuel ?

Related Mcqs:

1. 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

2. A fertile material is the one, which can be__________________?

   A. Converted into fissile material on absorption of neutron
   B. Fissioned by slow (thermal) neutrons
   C. Fissioned by fast neutrons
   D. Fissioned by either slow or fast neutrons

3. Which of the following is not, a fertile material ?

   A. Th-232
   B. U-238
   C. U-233
   D. None of these

4. 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

5. Fuel for a nuclear reactor (thermal) is___________________?

   A. Uranium
   B. Plutonium
   C. Radium
   D. None of these

6. Which of the following is not a naturally occurring nuclear fuel ?

   A. Uranium-238
   B. Thorium-233
   C. Plutonium-239
   D. None of these

7. Spent fuel from the nuclear thermal reactor contains__________________?

   A. Fission products
   B. Plutonium
   C. Unused fuel
   D. All A., B. & C.

8. 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

9. Which of the following is not used as a nuclear fuel cladding material ?

   A. Zircaloy
   B. Cadmium
   C. Ceramics
   D. Stainless steel

10. Nuclear fuel complex, Hyderabad is engaged in the job of ___________________?

    A. Manufacture of nuclear fuel elements/assemblies
    B. Processing of uranium ore
    C. Treatment of spent fuel
    D. None of these