Nuclear Power Engineering - Chemical Engineering Questions and Answers

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Which of the following is present in Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) complex, Trombay (Bombay) ?

Power reactor

Research reactor

Fast breeder reactor

Heavy water plant

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Quantity of fissionable material (i.e. U-235) in natural uranium is __________ percent.

0.71

6.31

99.29

12.73

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Pick out the correct statement.

Loss of electrons from neutral atoms produces negative ions.

The radius of nucleus & atomic size are of the order of 10^-12 cm & 10^-8 cm respectively.

Gain of electrons by neutral atoms form cations.

Proton to neutron ratio in a stable nucleus is 2 : 1.

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__________ gas is normally not used as a coolant in a nuclear reactor, because of its high neutron capture cross-section.

Nitrogen

Hydrogen

Helium

Carbon dioxide

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Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) engaged in the mining & concentration of uranium ore is located at

Alwaye (in Kerala)

Jadugoda (in Jharkhand)

Kalpakkam (in Tamilnadu)

Gopalpur coast (in Orissa)

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'Heavy water' is termed as 'heavy' because it is

denser than water.

an oxide of deuterium.

a heavy liquid.

an oxide of heavier isotope of oxygen.

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A pressurised water reactor (PWR) uses pressurised water as a

coolant.

working fluid in power turbine.

moderator.

none of these.

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The phenomenon of radioactivity was discovered by

Madam Curie

Bacquerrel

Roentgen

J.J. Thomson

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Out of the following places, heavy water plant is not located at

Baroda

Ramagundam

Talcher

Tuticorin