NPTEL Online Certification Course
Fundamentals of Nuclear Power Generation
Assignment 08: Detailed Solution
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Question 1:
A nuclear reactor can be termed as breeder only when the conversion ratio is
(a) positive.
(b) less than 1.
(c) exactly equal to 1.
(d) greater than 1
Correct Answer: (d)
Detailed Solution:
greater than 1
NPTEL Online Certification Course
Fundamentals of Nuclear Power Generation
Assignment 08: Detailed Solution
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Question 2:
If the breeding gain for a reactor is non-negative, then it is a
(a) breeder
(b) advanced converter
(c) converter
(d) burner
Correct Answer: (a)
Detailed Solution:
breeder
NPTEL Online Certification Course
Fundamentals of Nuclear Power Generation
Assignment 08: Detailed Solution
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Question 3:
The conversion ratio for a thorium cycle is higher than the same for a uranium cycle because
of
(a) lower fuel mass
(b) larger half-life of thorium
(c) lower capture-to-fission ratio of thorium
(d) larger activity level of thorium
Correct Answer: (c)
Detailed solution:
lower capture-to-fission ratio of thorium
NPTEL Online Certification Course
Fundamentals of Nuclear Power Generation
Assignment 08: Detailed Solution
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Question 4:
Uranium hexafluoride is a
(a) liquid
(b) gas
(c) amorphous solid
(d) crystalline solid
Correct Answer: (b)
Detailed Solution:
gas
NPTEL Online Certification Course
Fundamentals of Nuclear Power Generation
Assignment 08: Detailed Solution
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Question 5:
During the process of uranium conversion and enrichment, yellow cake is treated with
(a) sulphuric acid
(b) phosphoric acid
(c) hydrofluoric acid
(d) hydrochloric acid
Correct Answer: (c)
Detailed Solution:
hydrofluoric acid
NPTEL Online Certification Course
Fundamentals of Nuclear Power Generation
Assignment 08: Detailed Solution
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Question 6:
Gas centrifuge is a very popular method of
(a) fuel milling.
(b) fuel conversion
(c) fuel enrichment
(d) spent fuel reprocessing
Correct Answer: (c)
Detailed Solution:
fuel enrichment
NPTEL Online Certification Course
Fundamentals of Nuclear Power Generation
Assignment 08: Detailed Solution
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Question 7:
PUREX stand for
(a) plutonium uranium repeat extraction
(b) plutonium uranium radium extraction
(c) plutonium uranium radon extraction
(d) plutonium uranium redox extraction
Correct Answer: (d)
Detailed Solution:
plutonium uranium redox extraction
NPTEL Online Certification Course
Fundamentals of Nuclear Power Generation
Assignment 08: Detailed Solution
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Question 8:
Level of fuel enrichment required in typical FBR is
(a) about 1%
(b) 2-5%
(c) 5-10%
(d) more than 10%
Correct Answer: (d)
more than 10%
NPTEL Online Certification Course
Fundamentals of Nuclear Power Generation
Assignment 08: Detailed Solution
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Question 9:
Liquid metal is preferred as the coolant in FBRs because of
(a) favorable heat transport properties of liquid metal
(b) favorable electrical transport properties of liquid metal
(c) favorable momentum transport properties of liquid metal
(d) favorable mass transport properties of liquid metal
Correct Answer: (a)
favorable heat transport properties of liquid metal
NPTEL Online Certification Course
Fundamentals of Nuclear Power Generation
Assignment 08: Detailed Solution
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Question 10:
Gas-cooled fast reactors propose to offer higher thermal efficiency compared to LMFBRs,
because of the higher operating ____________.
Correct Answer: temperature
