power generation.
treatment of certain diseases.
initiating nuclear fission and fusion.
all (a), (b) and (c).
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Chemical Engineering MCQs
Fast breeder reactors do not
use Th-232 as fissile fuel.
convert fertile material to fissile material.
use fast neutrons for fission.
use molten sodium as coolant.
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Which of the following reactors is operated at high neutron flux and low power level ?
Breeder reactor.
Research reactor.
Heterogeneous reactor.
Liquid metal (e.g., molten sodium) cooled reactor.
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Heavy water plant is not located at
Kota and Baroda
Talcher (Orissa)
Tuticorin(Tamilnadu)
Korba
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Liquid metal (e.g, . molten sodium) is preferred as a coolant in case of a/an __________ reactor.
homogeneous
graphite moderated
fast breeder
enriched uranium (3% U-235) fuelled
✅ The correct answer is option C.
An ideal coolant for a nuclear reactor should
be a good absorber of neutrons.
be capable of attaining high temperature, only when it is pressurised.
have high density, but low heat transfer co-efficient.
be free from radiation damage and non-corrosive.
✅ The correct answer is option D.
The critical mass of a fissionable material can be reduced by
heating it.
cooling it.
surrounding it by neutron reflecting material.
surrounding it by neutron absorbing material.
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Which of the following nuclear materials is fissile ?
Uranium-238
Thorium-232
Plutonium-239
None of these
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Extraction of uranium from its ore is done using __________ methods.
electrometallurgical
pyrometallurgical
chemical
physical beneficiation
✅ The correct answer is option C.
The number of neutrons in the nucleus of Uranium-233 (92U233) is
141
92
233
325
✅ The correct answer is option A.