Nuclear Power Engineering In a pressurised water reactor (PWR), the Fuel is natural uranium and heavy water acts both as moderator & coolant Coolant water is pressurised to prevent bulk boiling of water in the core Coolant water boils in the core of the reactor Use of moderator is not required Fuel is natural uranium and heavy water acts both as moderator & coolant Coolant water is pressurised to prevent bulk boiling of water in the core Coolant water boils in the core of the reactor Use of moderator is not required ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Nuclear Power Engineering Plutonium Neither A nor B Both A & B Is recovered from spent fuel from thermal nuclear reactor Has much lower melting point (640°C ) compared to thorium (1690°C) Neither A nor B Both A & B Is recovered from spent fuel from thermal nuclear reactor Has much lower melting point (640°C ) compared to thorium (1690°C) ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Nuclear Power Engineering Indian monazite sand contains __________ percent thorium. 10 90 60 25 10 90 60 25 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Nuclear Power Engineering Ceramic nuclear metals compared to solid nuclear metals have Poorer corrosion resistance Low strength at high temperature Higher melting points More chances of radiation damage Poorer corrosion resistance Low strength at high temperature Higher melting points More chances of radiation damage ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Nuclear Power Engineering Heat is generated in a nuclear reactor (thermal) by Combustion of a nuclear fuel e.g. uranium Fission of U-235 by neutrons Absorption of neutrons in uranium atoms Fusion of atoms of uranium Combustion of a nuclear fuel e.g. uranium Fission of U-235 by neutrons Absorption of neutrons in uranium atoms Fusion of atoms of uranium ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Nuclear Power Engineering Which of the following accounts for the maximum energy release in the nuclear fission process? Kinetic energy of fission products Instantaneous release of γ-rays Kinetic energy of neutrons Radioactive decay of fission products Kinetic energy of fission products Instantaneous release of γ-rays Kinetic energy of neutrons Radioactive decay of fission products ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP