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Gold is 19 times as heavy as water and Copper is 9 times as heavy as water. Calculate the ratio in which these two metals should be mixed so that the mixture is 15 times as heavy as water.
A 40
B 41
C 42
D 43
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
Heavy water is used as a moderator in a nuclear reactor. The function of the moderator is
A to control the energy released in the reactor
B to absorb neutrons and stop the chain reaction
C to cool the reactor
D to slow down the neutrons to thermal energy
Heavy water (D2O) in a nuclear reactor serves as a
A coolant
B moderator
C both A & B
D neutron absorber
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
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
Enriched uranium is required as a fuel in a nuclear reactor, if light water is used as moderator and coolant, because light water has
A High neutron absorption cross-section
B Low moderating efficiency
C High neutron scatter cross-section
D Low neutron absorption cross-section

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