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If a nuclear reactor produces more fissile nuclear fuel than it consumes, then it is called a __________ reactor.
A Critical
B Breeder
C Fertile
D Heterogenous
CANDU type nuclear reactor using natural uranium as fuel is the extensively used nuclear reactor because of the fact that the
A Specific fuel consumption is very low due to the use of heavy water
B Fuel cost is much lower than that used in pressurised water or boiling water reactor
C Heavy water is used both as coolant as well as moderator
D Both B and C
City High School must put together a debating team consisting of four debaters.There are candidates of equal ability : X,Y and Z who are all seniors; and A,B,C and D who are all juniors..The school requires that there should be two seniors and two juniors in the team.It is also necessary that all of the debaters be able to work with one another. *Debaters Y and A cannot work together. *Debaters Z and C cannot work together. *Debaters A and B cannot work together. which of the following statements must be false? 1.Debaters Y and C are never selected together. 2.Debaters Z and D are never selected together. 3.Debaters Z and D are never selected together.
A Only I
B Only II
C Only III
D All of these
In case of a __________ reactor, the composition in the reactor and at the exit of the reactor is the same.
A Semi-batch
B Tubular
C Batch
D Back-mix
The size of plug flow reactor (PFR) for all positive reaction orders and for any given duty, is __________ that of mixed reactor.
A Greater than
B Equal to
C Smaller than
D Unpredictable from the data
A nuclear reactor is said to be critical when the neutron population in the reactor core is
A Rapidly increasing leading to the point of explosion
B Decreasing from the specified value
C Reduced to zero
D Constant
Thermal shield used in high powered nuclear reactor to protect the walls of the reactor from radiation damage is made of
A Concrete
B Steel
C Zircalloy
D Graphite
A thermal nuclear reactor compared to a fast breeder reactor
A Uses slower neutrons for fission
B Uses faster neutrons for fission
C Gives higher power density
D Requires less fuel to run at the same power level
With increase in the order of reaction (for all positive reaction orders), the ratio of the volume of mixed reactor to the volume of plug flow reactor (for identical feed composition, flow rate and conversion)
A Increases
B Decreases
C Remains same
D Increases linearly
The ratio of volumes of the mixed reactor to the plug flow reactor (for identical feed composition, flow rate, conversion, and for all positive reaction orders) is always
A 1
B >1
C Equal to the order of reaction

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