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The most practical fuel for a thermonuclear reactor, both from economical and nuclear consideration is
A Plutonium
B Uranium
C Deuterium
D Thorium
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
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
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
Travelling at a constant speed of 32 miles per hours, a certain motorboat consumers 24gallons of fuel per hour. What is the fuel consumption of his boat this speed measured in miles per gallons of fuel?
A 2/3
B 3/4
C 4/5
D 4/3
A certain truck uses 18 gallons of diesel fuel in traveling 270 miles. In order for the truck to travel the same distance using 10 gallons of diesel fuel, by how many miles per gallon must the truck's fuel mileage be increased.
A 12
B 15
C 27
D 9
Two tanks are filled to capacity with automobile fuel. The first tank holds 600 gallons more than the second tank. If 100 gallons were to be pumped from each tank, the first tank would then contain 3 times as much fuel as the second tank. What is the total number of gallons of fuel in the two full tanks?
A 1,400
B 1,200
C 1,000
D 900
Commercial power generation from fusion reactor is not yet possible, because
A It is difficult to control fusion reaction
B The fuel required (e.g. deuterium and tritium) is scarce
C It is difficult to initiate fusion reaction
D Quantity of fuel required for initiating fusion reaction is prohibitively high
Pressure drop in a fluidised bed reactor is __________ that in a similar packed bed reactor.
A Less than
B More than
C Same as
D None of these
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

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