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Mechanical Engineering · Q11

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Engineering and GATE · Mechanical Engineering · question 11

Q11

The most practical fuel for a thermonuclear reactor, both from economical and nuclear consideration is

A.
Plutonium
B.
Uranium
C.
Deuterium
Answer
D.
Thorium

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Most commercial nuclear reactors use normal water (also called light water) as a neutron moderator.
Some reactor designs, such as the CANDU reactor, use heavy water.
A heavy water molecule contains deuterium (Hydrogen-2), which is an isotope of hydrogen that has a neutron in its nucleus in addition to the proton.