Power Plant Questions and Answers – Fission Analysis – II

This set of Power Plant Engineering Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Fission Analysis – II”.

1. The half-life of H3 radioisotope is?
a) 12.26 yr
b) 5730 yr
c) 76 min
d) 28.1 yr
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2. Readily fissile isotopes have ___________ half-lives.
a) short
b) long
c) short & long
d) none of the mentioned
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3. The unit superseding Curie as the unit of Radioactivity is?
a) Decibel
b) Hectare
c) Becquerel
d) None of the mentioned
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4. A series of radioactive fissions is called a _____________
a) Fission Row
b) Fission Chain
c) Fission Column
d) None of the mentioned
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5. Beta decay is usually accompanied by?
a) alpha decay
b) beta decay
c) gamma decay
d) gamma radiation
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6. The amount of energy in MW-days produced of each metric tonne of fuel is?
a) fuel ignition
b) fuel burnup
c) fuel Chain
d) fuel Column
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7. The number of newly born neutrons in an uncontrolled fission reaction is?
a) 2
b) 2.5
c) 2.47
d) 2.38
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8. The process of losing speed of newly born neutrons on collision with other freshly produced neutrons & other obstacles in the way is called?
a) Dispersion
b) Diversion
c) Deviation
d) Scattering
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9. In terms of speed, the newly produced neutrons are classed into how many types?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
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10. The velocity of a fast moving neutron is?
a) 2 m/s
b) 2.4 x 10¹⁰ m/s
c) 4.4 x 10¹⁰ m/s
d) 4.4 x 10⁶ m/s
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