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Nuclear Power Engineering

The electric power generation cost in nuclear power plant is less than that in a coal based thermal power plant, mainly because the________________?

The electric power generation cost in nuclear power plant is less than that in a coal based thermal power plant, mainly because the________________?

A. Fuel cost per unit power generated is less
B. Thermal efficiency of the former is higher
C. Maintenance cost of the former is less
D. None of these

The electric power generation cost in nuclear power plant is less than that in a coal based thermal power plant, mainly because the________________? Read More »

Nuclear Power Engineering

Thorium-232 (a fertile material) on absorption of a neutron gets converted into ___________ , which is a fissile material?

Thorium-232 (a fertile material) on absorption of a neutron gets converted into ___________ , which is a fissile material?

A. Thorium-233
B. Uranium-235
C. Uranium-233
D. Plutonium-239

Thorium-232 (a fertile material) on absorption of a neutron gets converted into ___________ , which is a fissile material? Read More »

Nuclear Power Engineering