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Mechanical Engineering · Q101

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Engineering and GATE · Mechanical Engineering · question 101

Q101

A fast breeder reactor

A.
Uses graphite rods as moderator
B.
Has powerful moderator
C.
Has no moderator
Answer
D.
Uses ferrite material as moderator

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
fast breeder reactor means that sufficient fissions can be initiated by the capture of high energy (fast) neutrons.
Moderators are used to slow down the neutrons without absorbing them.
In a fast breeder reactor no moderator is required