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Metallurgy of Nuclear Metals
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Number of secondary neutrons emitted on fission of an atom of U-235 on slow neutron bombardment is

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The main ore of thorium is

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Which is used as a coolant in nuclear reactor due to high neutron capture cross-section?

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Which is not a fissile nuclear material?

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Which of the following nuclear reactors is the most efficient thermodynamically while operating between the same temperature & pressure limits of the reactor?

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Thorium metal

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Liquid metal (e.g., molten sodium) is preferred as a coolant in case of a/an . . . . . . . . reactor.

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Pick out the wrong statement about a fast breeder reactor. A fast breeder reactor

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Which of the following is the best nuclear fuel?

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Which of the following gases has very high neutron capture cross-section, making it unsuitable as a coolant in nuclear reactors?

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Which of the following factors is the most important in the site selection for a nuclear power plant?

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The main purpose of control rod in a nuclear reactor is to control the

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Extraction of uranium from its ore is done by . . . . . . . . method.

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Artificially produced radioactive isotopes are used for

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Light water' used as a coolant in nuclear reactor is nothing but . . . . . . . . water.

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Radioactive decay is a . . . . . . . . order reaction.

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Critical energy should be . . . . . . . . the neutron binding energy of the atom in order to initiate a nuclear fission.

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A boiling water reactor is the one, in which the

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Disintegration rate of a radioactive element

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Which of the following may be used to measure the rate of nuclear disintegration?

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