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Mechanical Engineering · Q102

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Engineering and GATE · Mechanical Engineering · question 102

Q102

Which of the following is the primary fuel?

A.
U233
B.
U
Answer
C.
U238
D.
Pu

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Uranium-235 is the fuel that is used in a nuclear reactor to sustain a nuclear chain reaction.
These fuels are fissile and the most common nuclear fuels are the radioactive metals uranium-235 and plutonium-239.