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Self-study Quiz - Nuclear Power

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What is the actual source of the nuclear energy, generally?

The mass defect, where mass is converted to energy in nuclear reactions

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Which thermochemical reaction can produce hydrogen in overheated nuclear reactors?

oxidation of the zirconium cladding by water to zirconium dioxide

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Which isotope does NOT exist in nature?

U-234

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How would tritium be produced in a continuously functioning fusion reactor?

By collision of a free neutron with a deuterium atom in the reactor core

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What is true concerning the BWR containment?

Condensation pools are located inside the containment

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When is UF6 used?

During the enrichment process

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How many free neutrons are usually released per one typical nuclear fission reaction?

2-3

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How can the "risk factor" be defined, generally?

Risk = Severity x Frequency

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Which isotope is NOT fissile in any nuclear reactor?

U-238

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What is meant by uranium enrichment?

The fraction of U-235 is increased

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What are the main features of the RBMK type of nuclear reactors (like the Chernobyl one)?

Light-water boiling reactor, with graphite as moderator

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How is plutonium produced in nuclear reactors?

Neutron absorption in U-238

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What are the general advantages of nuclear fusion compared to conventional fission?

No long-lived radioactive products, long-term availability of fuel resources, climate neutral

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Which of the below mentioned fusion reactor concepts have all been evaluated for practical
application?

Tokamak, Stellarator, Reflector device

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Which is a typical nuclear fusion reaction?

Combining two light nuclei into a slightly heavier one

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Which is NOT a type of radioactivity?

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Which is the main purpose of the moderator in a nuclear reactor?

Slowing down neutrons

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What is a reactor poison in nuclear power plants?

A fission product with a big absorption target

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What is "void" in a nuclear reactor?

Volume fraction of steam

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Which is a typical nuclear fission reaction?

Splitting a heavy nucleus into two almost equal ones

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What are the typical parameters for steam generation in all conventional water-cooled nuclear
reactors?

160 bar, 280 C

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What happens in the radiolysis process in a nuclear reactor?

Water molecules split into hydrogen and oxygen

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Which is the heaviest particle resulting from radioactive decay?

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Which is the fuel in the conventional light-water nuclear reactors?

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UO2

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What are prompt neutrons?

Neutrons produced directly in the fission process

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What is true concerning power regulation in a BWR?

When the water circulation is increased, the power increases

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What are the basic principles of a practically feasible fusion reactor using magnetic
confinement?

High temperature, high magnetic field, low confinement time

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What is NOT true concerning Plutonium?

It is produced from Th-232

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What is true about nuclear fusion reactions?

Fusion occurs naturally in the sun based on deuterium, but deuterium-tritium reaction is most feasible
for fusion reactors on Earth

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If the reactivity is positive, the power in the nuclear reactor core is

Increasing

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