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
Related Mcqs:
- The electric power generation cost in nuclear power plant is less than that in a coal based thermal power plant, mainly because the________________?
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 - 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) - 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 reactor does not require a heat exchanger to supply steam to power turbine?
A. Molten sodium cooled
B. Helium cooled
C. Boiling water
D. Pressurised water - Biological shield is provided in a nuclear power reactor to protect the ______________ from radiation damage?
A. Fuel elements
B. Operating personnels
C. Walls of the reactorD. None of these
- Which of the following is not a naturally occurring nuclear fuel ?
A. Uranium-238
B. Thorium-233
C. Plutonium-239
D. None of these - Which of the following types of nuclear reactors is most prone to radioactive hazards ?
A. Pressurised water reactor
B. Gas cooled reactor
C. Molten sodium cooled reactor
D. Boiling water reactor - Which of the following may be used to measure the rate of nuclear disintegration ?
A. Geiger-Muller Counter
B. Cyclotron
C. Cold chamber
D. Mass spectrograph - Which of the following is not used as a nuclear fuel cladding material ?
A. Zircaloy
B. Cadmium
C. Ceramics
D. Stainless steel - Which of the following is a moderating material used in nuclear reactor ?
A. Graphite
B. Cadmium
C. Zircaloy (an alloy of zirconium and aluminium)
D. Stainless steel
