Chemical Engineering - Nuclear Power Engineering
Exercise :: Nuclear Power Engineering - Section 3
| 1. |
Plutonium |
| A. |
is recovered from spent fuel from thermal nuclear reactor. | | B. |
has much lower melting point (640°C ) compared to thorium (1690°C). | | C. |
both (a) and (b). | | D. |
neither (a) nor (b). |
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
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| 2. |
A control rod |
| A. |
should have small absorption cross-section. | | B. |
is generally made of boron, hafnium or cadmium. | | C. |
should have large absorption cross-section. | | D. |
both (b) and (c). |
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
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| 3. |
Number of secondary neutron emitted on fission of an atom of U-235 by slow neutron bombardment is |
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
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| 4. |
Enriched uranium means that, it contains |
| A. |
more than 0.71% of U-235. | | B. |
only fertile material. | | C. |
only fissile material. | | D. |
no impurities. |
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
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| 5. |
The radioisotope used to study the thyroid gland is |
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
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