A. increased production of neutrons
B. complete absorption of neutrons
C. controlled production of neutrons
D. decreased leakage of neutrons
E. decrease of speed of neutrons
Related Mcqs:
- Reflector in nuclear plants is used to________________?
A. return the neutrons back into the core
B. shield the radioactivity completely
C. check polllution
D. conserve energy
E. is not used - The fuel needed, with reflector in nuclear power plant, in order to generate sufficient neutrons to sustain a chain reaction, would be________________?
A. more
B. less
C. same
D. zero
E. negative, i.e. fuel would be generated - The efficiency of a nuclear power plant in comparison to conventional and nuclear consideration is__________________?
A. higher cost of nuclear fuel
B. high initial cost
C. high heat rejection in condenser
D. lower temperature and pressure condi-tions
E. nuclear hazard risk - The efficiency of a nuclear power plant in comparsion to a conventional thermal power plant is________________?
A. same
B. more
C. less
D. may be less or mote depending on size
E. unpredictable - The most practical fuel for a thermo-nuclear reactor, both from econocical and nuclear consideration is____________________?
A. plutonium
B. uranium
C. deuterium
D. thorium
E. lithium - Moderator in nuclear plants is used to__________________?
A. reduce temperature
B. extract heat from nuclear reaction
C. control the reaction
D. cause collision with the fast moving neutrons to reduce their speed
E. moderate the radioactive pollution - The most commonly used moderator in nuclear plants is___________________?
A. heavy water
B. concrete and bricks
C. graphite and concrete
D. deutrium
E. graphite - The function of control rods in nuclear plants is to__________________?
A. control temperature
B. control readioactive pollution
C. control absorption of neutron
D. control fuel consumption
E. none of the above - The nuclear power plant at Tarapur has the following reactor________________?
A. fast breeder
B. pressurised water
C. boiling water
D. sodium graphite
E. none of the above - A nuclear fission is initiated when the critical energy as compared to neutron binding energy of the atoms is_________________?
A. same
B. more
C. less
D. there is no such criterion
E. none of the above
