A. Breeder reactor
B. Research reactor
C. Heterogeneous reactor
D. Liquid metal (e.g., molten sodium) cooled reactor
Related Mcqs:
- Primary purpose of a ____________ nuclear reactor is to supply a high neutron flux of the order of 1013 to 1014neutrons/cm2 second?
A. Research
B. Power
C. Breeder
D. Homogeneous - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - In β-decay of radioactive material, the ratio of neutron to proton____________________?
A. Increases
B. Remain same
C. Decreases
D. Is unpredictable; may increase or decrease - Velocity of the thermal neutron (< 0.025 eV) used for fission of U-235 is around _____________ m/sec?
A. 1
B. 2200
C. 3 × 1011
D. 9 × 1021 - Critical energy should be _______________ the neutron binding energy of the atom in order to initiate a nuclear fission?
A. Equal to
B. Less than
C. More than
D. Either more or less - The ratio of mass of a neutron to that of an electron is about 1839. What is the ratio of the mass of a proton to that of an electron?
A. 159
B. 1837
C. 2537
D. 10000
