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56. Boiling water reactor employs
A. boiler
B. direct cycle of coolant system
C. double circuit system of coolant cycle
D. multi pass system
E. single circuit system.
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57. The following present serious difficulty in designing reactor shield
A. alpha particles
B. beta particles
C. thermal neutrons
D. fast neutrons and gamma rays
E. none of the above.
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58. Which of the following can be used as a coolant in nuclear plant
A. light or heavy water
B. molten lead
C. carbon dioxide
D. freon
E. carbon tetrachloride.
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59. In a fission process, maximum %age of energy is released as
A. kinetic energy of neutrons
B. kinetic energy of fission products
C. instantaneous release of gamma rays
D. gradual radioactive decay of fission products
E. none of the above.
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60. Reactors for propulsion applications use
A. natural uranium
B. molten lead
C. any form of uranium
D. thorium
E. plutonium.
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