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

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Q. A fast breeder reactor

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Q. Heavy water has maximum density at __________ °C.

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Q. Ceramic nuclear metals compared to solid nuclear metals have

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Q. Pick out the wrong statement.

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Q. Which of the following is the most harmful for the human being ?

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Q. Heavy water is preferred over ordinary water as a coolant, because it.

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Q. An element having large number of __________ is most easily subjected to nuclear fission.

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Q. Coolant used in a fast breeder reactor is

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Q. Commercial power generation from fusion reactor is not yet possible, because

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Q. Candu reactor is a __________ nuclcear reactor.

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Q. Which of the following is a non-fissile material ?

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Q. Use of molten metal as a coolant in fast breeder reactor helps in

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Q. What is the average life of a radioactive atom having a 'half life period' of T ?

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Q. Coolant present in the primary circuit of a pressurised water reactor is high pressure

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Q. First experimental observation of nuclear fission was done by

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Q. U-235 content in enriched uranium, that is normally used in power reactors (e.g., at Tarapur atomic power plant), is about __________ percent.

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Q. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) located at Trombay (near Bombay) has

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

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Q. The number of neutrons in the nucleus of Uranium-233 (₉₂U²³³) is

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