Nuclear fuel usually used in a Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) is

β-rays emission in radioactive disintegration is always accompanied by the emission of

Indian monazite sand contains __________ percent thorium.

Pick out the wrong statement.

The molecular weight of heavy water is

Which of the following is not a good moderating material ?

The new nucleus formed after β-decay of a radioactive element has

Hydrogen differs from deuterium in __________ properties.

Percentage of the heavy water in ordi water is around

Energy produced in the nuclear fission is of the order of __________ MeV.

Both tritium and deuterium have the same number of

The phenomenon of nuclear fission is opposite to that of

An ideal coolant for a nuclear reactor should

The size of an atom is of the order of one

'Light water' used as a coolant in nuclear reactor is nothing but

Isotopes of an element have different

Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) engaged in the mining & concentration of uranium ore is located at

Positron is a/an

Which of the following accounts for the maximum energy release in the nuclear fission process ?

'Heavy water' is termed as 'heavy' because it is

A pressurised water reactor (PWR) uses pressurised water as a

Uranium is recovered from its ore (pitchblende) by

Which of the following isotopes is not present in natural uranium ?

In a pressurised water reactor (PWR), the

Isotopes of an element have the same

Extraction of uranium from its ore is done by __________ method.

Pressure in a Pressurised Water Reactor (PWR) is used for

The phenomenon of radioactivity was discovered by

Which of the following is the best nuclear fuel?

Which of the following is present in Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) complex, Trombay (Bombay) ?