Mechanical Engineering Questions And Answers :: Nuclear Power Plants: part3



Mechanical Engineering : Nuclear Power Plants QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS :: part3 : 6 to 10

Following Mechanical Engineering Multiple choice objective type questions and answers will help you in BSNL JTO, GATE 2024 and IES 2024 examinations :

6.Breeder reactors employ liquid metal coolant because it

acts as good moderator
produces maximum steam
transfers heat from core at a fast rate
breeds neutrons
increases rate of reaction in core.

7.Which of the following is more appropriate for a moderator. One which

does not absorb neutrons
absorbs neutrons
accelerates neutrons
eats up neutrons
regenerates neutrons.

8.When a reactor becomes critical, then the production of neutrons is

infinite
zero
exactly balanced by the loss of neutrons through leakage
initiated
stopped.

9.Effective moderators are those materials which contain

light weight atoms
heavy weight atoms
critical atoms
zero weight atoms
there is no such criterion.

10.For economical operation of a nuclear plant

used fuel should be reprocessed
moderator should be used
coolant should be employed
control rods should be used
reflector should be used.

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