Nuclear Power Engineering MCQs

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Question 55easy
__________ gas is normally not used as a coolant in a nuclear reactor, because of its high neutron capture cross-section.
Question 56easy
Pressure of CO2 gas (which is a coolant) in the Calder-Hall nuclear reactor is __________ kgf/cm2.
Question 57easy
The amount of a radioisotope remaining undecayed after a time equal to four times its half life, will be __________ percent.
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Question 58easy
__________ have the same mass number, but different nuclear charge.
Question 59easy
Atoms of U-238 and U-235 differ in structure by three
Question 60easy
A homogeneous reactor is the one, in which the
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Question 61easy
The electric power generation cost in nuclear power plant is less than that in a coal based thermal power plant, mainly because the
Question 62easy
Thermal nuclear reactors using enriched uranium as fuel contains a maximum of __________ percent fissile material i.e. U-235.
Question 63easy
Which of the following gases has very high neutron capture cross-section, making it unsuitable as a coolant in nuclear reactor?