Discussion :: Power Plant Engineering
- Plutonium is produced
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A.
As basic raw material |
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B.
By neutron irradiation of Uz |
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C.
By neutron irradiation of thorium |
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D.
Artificially |
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Answer : Option B
Explanation :
Plutonium is made from U-238.
Pu-239 is normally created in nuclear reactors by transmutation of individual atoms of one of the isotopes of uranium present in the fuel rods.
Occasionally, when an atom of U-238 is exposed to neutron radiation, its nucleus will capture a neutron, changing it to U-239.
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