Description : Commercial power generation from fusion reactor is not yet possible, because (A) It is difficult to control nuclear fusion reaction (B) The fuel required (i.e., deuterium & tritium) is ... to initiate fusion reaction (D) Quantity of fuel required for initiating fusion reaction is prohibitively high
Last Answer : (A) It is difficult to control nuclear fusion reaction
Description : Commercial power generation from fusion reactor is not yet possible, because (A) It is difficult to control fusion reaction (B) The fuel required (e.g. deuterium and tritium) is scarce ... to initiate fusion reaction (D) Quantity of fuel required for initiating fusion reaction is prohibitively high
Last Answer : (A) It is difficult to control fusion reaction
Description : Thorium-232 is converted into uranium-233 in a/an __________ nuclear reactor. (A) Thermal (B) Fast breeder (C) Heavy water moderated (D) Enriched uranium
Last Answer : (B) Fast breeder
Description : Thorium can be converted into U-233 in a __________ reactor. (A) Liquid metal cooled (B) Fast breeder (C) Thermal (D) Swimming pool
Description : Hydrogen bomb employs the nuclear fusion of (A) Hydrogen (B) Deuterium (C) Tritium (D) Helium
Last Answer : (B) Deuterium
Description : The source of enormous energy of sun is a)Fusion of hydrogen to form helium b)Fission of uranium c)Fusion of deuterium and tritium d)Fusion to tritium
Last Answer : The source of enormous energy of sun is a)Fusion of hydrogen to form helium b)Fission of uranium ... and tritium D. fission of tritium to form helium
Description : Which one is radioactive in nature? (A) Helium (B) Deuterium (C) Heavy hydrogen (D) Tritium
Last Answer : (D) Tritium
Description : Of the following, which is the best fuel for a nuclear fusion reactor: w) hydrogen x) lithium y) deuterium z) helium
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- DEUTERIUM
Description : Heavy water is – (1) Deuterium (2) Rain water (3) Tritium oxide (4) Deuterium oxide
Last Answer : (4) Deuterium oxide Explanation: Heavy water is deuterium oxide (2H2O). It is a form of water that contains a larger than normal amount of the hydrogen isotope deuterium (2H or D, also known as heavy ... 1 isotope (1H or H, also called protium) that makes up most of the hydrogen in normal water.
Description : Heavy water is (1) Deuterium (2) Rain water (3) Tritium oxide (4) Deuterium oxide
Last Answer : Deuterium oxide
Description : Which of the following is not a naturally occurring nuclear fuel? (A) Uranium-238 (B) Thorium-233 (C) Plutonium-239 (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Plutonium-239
Description : What is the first large research reactor of India that uses U-233 as fuel? -Do You Know?
Last Answer : answer:
Description : Fast breeder test reactor at Kalpakkam (INDIA) is designed for using (A) Thorium as a fertile material (B) U-238 as a fertile material (C) Helium as a coolant (D) Uranium ore directly as a fuel
Last Answer : (A) Thorium as a fertile material
Description : Both tritium and deuterium have the same number of (A) Neutrons (B) Electrons (C) Protons (D) Nucleons
Last Answer : (A) Neutrons
Description : Which one is the radioactive isotope of hydrogen? (A) Deuterium (B) Ortho-hydrogen (C) Tritium (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Tritium
Description : The decay product of tritium (a beta emitter) is (A) Lithium (B) Helium (C) Deuterium (D) Hydrogen
Last Answer : (B) Helium
Description : Heat is generated in a nuclear reactor (thermal) by (A) Combustion of a nuclear fuel e.g. uranium (B) Fusion of atoms of uranium (C) Absorption of neutrons in uranium atoms (D) Fission of U-235 by neutrons
Last Answer : (D) Fission of U-235 by neutrons
Description : The lightest radioactive element is (1) deuterium (2) polonium (3) tritium (4) uranium
Last Answer : tritium
Description : Which of the following is a non-fissile material? (A) Plutonium-239 (B) Uranium-235 (C) Uranium-233 (D) Thorium-232
Last Answer : (D) Thorium-232
Description : 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
Last Answer : (C) Uranium-233
Description : Nuclear fuel usually used in a Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) is (A) Plutonium (B) Enriched uranium (C) Natural uranium (D) Thorium
Last Answer : (B) Enriched uranium
Description : 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)
Last Answer : (C) Both (A) and (B
Description : Thorium is mainly used (A) For the manufacture of gas mantles (B) As a fissile fuel in a nuclear reactor (C) In the manufacture of hydrogen bomb (D) In the treatment of cancer
Last Answer : (A) For the manufacture of gas mantles
Description : Which is a fertile nuclear fuel? (A) U-233 (B) U-235 (C) Pu-239 (D) Th-232
Last Answer : (D) Th-232
Description : The principle behind a breeder reactor is: w) U-235 undergoes fission. x) U-238 is converted to Pu-239, which undergoes fission. y) Deuterium undergoes fission. z) Cobalt-60 undergoes fission.
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- U-238 IS CONVERTED TO Pu-239, WHICH UNDERGOES FISSION.
Description : An atomic pile is used for – (1) producing X-rays (2) conducting nuclear fission (3) coducting thermonuclear fusion (4) accelerating atoms
Last Answer : (2) conducting nuclear fission Explanation: An atomic pile is a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy. The most common reactor consists of a large assembly of graphite (an allotropic form of carbon) blocks having rods of uranium metal (fuel).
Description : What is meant by thermonuclear fusion reaction?
Last Answer : The reaction in which fusion of lighter nuclei into heavier nuclei takes place at very high temperatures is called thermonuclear fusion reaction. Energy produced by stars and sun are due to thermonuclear fusion reactions.
Description : An atomic pile is used for (1) producing X-rays (2) conducting nuclear fission (3) coducting thermonuclear fusion (4) accelerating atoms
Last Answer : conducting nuclear fission
Description : Fuel used in a Fast Breeder Reactor is -------? A. Uranium Oxide B. Uranium Plutonium carbide C. Uranium Plutonium Oxide (Answer) D. Uranium thorium Oxide E. None of these
Last Answer : C. Uranium Plutonium Oxide (Answer)
Description : In a pressurised water reactor (PWR), the (A) Fuel is natural uranium and heavy water acts both as moderator & coolant (B) Coolant water boils in the core of the reactor (C) Coolant water is pressurised to prevent bulk boiling of water in the core (D) Use of moderator is not required
Last Answer : (C) Coolant water is pressurised to prevent bulk boiling of water in the core
Description : A homogeneous reactor is the one, in which the (A) Fissile atoms are evenly distributed throughout the mass of nuclear reactor (B) Same substance (e.g. heavy water) is used as moderator & coolant (C) The fuel and the moderator is mixed to form a homogeneous material (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (C) The fuel and the moderator is mixed to form a homogeneous material
Description : A heterogeneous reactor is the one, in which the moderator and the (A) Coolant are different materials (B) Coolant are present in different phases (e.g., heavy water and graphite) (C) Fuel are present in different phases (e.g. uranium and heavy water) (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Fuel are present in different phases (e.g. uranium and heavy water
Description : Heavy water used in the nuclear reactors to slow down the speed of neutrons is (A) Highly purified water (B) A compound of oxygen and deuterium (C) Water having dissolved salts of heavy metals (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) A compound of oxygen and deuterium
Description : Heavy water' is termed as 'heavy' because it is (A) Denser than water (B) An oxide of deuterium (C) A heavy liquid (D) An oxide of heavier isotope of oxygen
Last Answer : (B) An oxide of deuterium
Description : The most commonly used feed stock for the reforming reactor is (A) Heavy fuel oil (B) Residuum (C) Straight run gasoline (D) Casing head gasoline
Last Answer : (C) Straight run gasoline
Description : Candu reactor is a __________ nuclear reactor. (A) Natural uranium fuelled heavy water cooled & moderated (B) Highly enriched uranium (85% U-235) fuelled (C) Homogeneous (D) Fast breeder
Last Answer : (A) Natural uranium fuelled heavy water cooled & moderated
Description : Which is not a fissile nuclear material? (A) U-233 (B) U-235 (C) U-238 (D) Pu-239
Last Answer : (C) U-238
Description : Enrichment of uranium is done to increase the concentration of__________ in the natural uranium. (A) U-238 (B) U-233 (C) U-235 (D) Pu-239
Last Answer : (C) U-235
Description : Which of the following is not, a fertile material? (A) Th-232 (B) U-238 (C) U-233 (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) U-233
Description : Fuel used in a nuclear reactor is (a) Uranium (b) Heavy water (c) Barium (d) Cadmium
Last Answer : Ans:(a)
Description : In nuclear reactor, heavy water is used as – (1) coolant (2) fuel (3) moderator (4) atomic smasher
Last Answer : (3) moderator Explanation: Heavy water is used in certain types of nuclear reactors where it acts as a neutron moderator to slow down neutrons so that they are more likely to react with ... do not require uranium enrichment, heavy water reactors are of concern in regards to nuclear proliferation.
Description : A fast reactor uses: w) an extremely short time to get to the maximum operating reactivity. x) uranium-235 as fuel. y) heavy water as a coolant. z) essentially unmoderated neutrons.
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- ESSENTIALLY UNMODERATED NEUTRONS.
Description : In nuclear reactor, heavy water is used as (1) coolant (2) fuel (3) moderator (4) atomic smasher
Last Answer : moderator
Description : Heavy water is - (1) Monoterium oxide (2) Polyterium oxide (3) Deuterium oxide (4) Trisium oxide
Last Answer : (3) Deuterium oxide Explanation: Heavy water (D2O) is also called deuterium oxide. It is water composed of deuterium, the hydrogen isotope with a mass double that of ordinary hydrogen, and oxygen.
Description : A fast breeder reactor employs (A) Graphite as moderator (B) Water as coolant (C) Molten sodium as coolant as well as moderator (D) U-235 as fuel
Last Answer : (D) U-235 as fuel
Description : Which reactor uses primary coolant as fluoride salts of lithium, beryllium, thorium and uranium ?
Last Answer : Molten salt breeder reactor.
Description : Radioactive isotope of Uranium used in Nuclear Bomb is ? A.92 U 235 (Answer) B.92 U 234 C. 92 U 233 D. 92 U 238
Last Answer : A.92 U 235 (Answer)
Description : Solar energy results from __________ reaction. (A) Fission (B) Combustion (C) Thermonuclear (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Thermonuclear
Description : Reactors in commercial nuclear power plants in the U.S. are often referred to as thermal reactors. A thermal reactor uses: w) fissionable plutonium-239 as fuel. x) a relatively low heat output. y) neutrons moderated to relatively low energies. z) liquid sodium as a coolant.
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- NEUTRONS MODERATED TO RELATIVELY LOW ENERGIES.
Description : Which of the following is a fissile fuel 1 carbon 2 potassium 3 thorium 4 graphite
Last Answer : 3 thorium