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The breeding gain in case of thermal breeder reactor as compared to fast breeder reactor is
A Same
B Lower
C Higher
D Unity
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
A fast breeder reactor uses following as fuel
A Enriched uranium
B Plutonium
C Thorium
D U235
Fuel for a fast breeder reactor is
A Plutonium
B Uranium
C Radium
D Neptunium
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
The energy produced by a thermal reactor of same size as a breeder reactor is
A Almost same
B Slightly more
C Slightly less
D Much less
__________ moderator is used in a fast breeder reactor.
A Heavy water
B Graphite
C No
D Beryllium
A fast breeder reactor
A Uses graphite rods as moderator
B Has powerful moderator
C Has no moderator
D Uses ferrite material as moderator
A fast breeder reactor uses
A 90% U235
B U238
C U235
D Pu239

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