Nuclear Power Engineering Questions

• The emission of an a-particle causes the resultant nucleus to have
• An ideal coolant for a nuclear reactor should
• Isotopes of an element have the same
• A heterogeneous reactor is the one, in which the moderator and the
• The phenomenon of nuclear fission is opposite to that of
• A thermal nuclear reactor compared to a fast breeder reactor
• Quantity of fissionable material (i.e. U-235) in natural uranium is __________ percent.
• Heavy water is used as a moderator in a
• Isotopes of an element have different
• The new nucleus formed after β-decay of a radioactive element has
• Which of the following nuclear reactors is the most efficient thermodynamically while operating between the same temperature and pressure limits of the reactor?
• 'Heavy water' is termed as 'heavy' because it is
• Which of the following is present in Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) complex, Trombay (Bombay)?
• Which of the following is the best nuclear fuel?
• A pressurised water reactor (PWR) uses pressurised water as a
• Extraction of uranium from its ore is done by __________ method.
• 75% of a radioactive element decays in 6 hours. Its half life period is __________ hours.
• The atomic mass of an element is fractional, because
• Positron is a/an
• 'Light water' used as a coolant in nuclear reactor is nothing but