POWER PLANT ENGINEERING QUIZ

Breeder reactor has a conversion ratio of

Zero

Less than unity

Unity

More than unity

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Lancashire boiler is a ________ boiler.

Two pass

Single pass

Three pass

Four pass

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The risk of radioactive hazard is greatest in the turbine with following reactor

Boiling water

Liquid metal cooled

Gas cooled

Pressurised water

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The fuel mostly used in boilers is

bituminous

anthracite

peat

lignite

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The predominant isotope of the naturally occurring element is

Pu₂₃₉

Pu₂₃₃

U₂₃₈

U₂₃₅

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A reactor capable of converting a ferrite material into fissile isotopes is called

Boiling water reactor

Fast breeder reactor

Regenerative reactor

Breeder reactor

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Hydrogen is preferred as better coolant in comparison to CO₂ because former

Has high specific heat

Is lighter

Is a good conductor

Is inert

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U238 will undergo fission by

Either fast or slow neutrons

High energy (fast) neutrons alone

Medium energy neutrons

Low energy (slow) neutrons alone

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The energy required to be applied to a radioactive nucleus for the emission of a neutron is

4.3 MeV

7.8 MeV

2.4 MeV

1 MeV

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Amongst the following, the fissionable materials are

U₂₃₃ and Pu₂₂₉

U₂₃₅ and Pu₂₃₅

U₂₃₁ and Pu₂₃₃

U₂₃₈ and Pu₂₃₉

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