Nuclear Power Plant

1. What is a chain reaction ? How it is controlled ?

2. What is a nuclear reactor ? Describe the various parts of a nuclear reactor.

3. What are different types of reactors commonly used in nuclear power stations ? Describe the

fast breeder reactor ?

4. Discuss the various factors to be considered while selecting the site for nuclear power station.

5. Write short notes on the following:

(a) Boiling water reactor (B.W.R.)

(b) Pressurised water reactor (P.W.R.)

(c) Multiplication factor.

(d) Fertile and fissionable material.

6. What are the different components of a nuclear power plant ? Explain the working of a

nuclear power plant. What are the different fuels used in such a power plant ?

7. What is a Homogeneous Reactor ? Describe a Homogeneous Aqueous Reactor (H.A.R.).

8. What is meant by uranium enrichment? Describe some methods of Uranium enrichment.

Compare the economic (cost) of nuclear power plant with steam power plant.

Explain the terms ‘Breeding’ and ‘Burn up’.

9. State the properties of control rods.

10. Explain the properties of moderator used in a nuclear reactor. Explain the principle of operation

of a sodium graphite reactor.

11. Discuss the factors which go in favour of nuclear power plant as compared to other types of

power plants.

12. Discuss its advantages and disadvantages of Nuclear Power Plant.

13. Discuss the importance of heavy water in nuclear power plants.

14. How to select site for the nuclear power plants?

15. A reactor is fueled with 100 tonnes of natural Uranium(atomic mass 238.05) in which the average
thermal neutron (2200m/s) flux is 1013 neutrons/cm2-s. the 2200m/s cross section of U-235(atomic mass
235.04) are; σf=579 barns and σc=101 barns. The energy release per fission is 200MeV and 0.715% of
natural Uranium is U-235. Calculate:

I) the rating of the reactor in MW/tones

Ii) the rate of consumption of U-235/day.

16. What is the basis of energy release by fusion power?

17. What is CANDU-type reactor? Explain with neat diagram.

18. Explain the function of cladding. What are the criteria of selecting suitable cladding?