(a) Discuss the principal operational features of a modern (Generation-II) power-producing nuclear reactor either of the pressurised water (PWR) or gas-cooled(AGR) type, with particular emphasis en the fuel type and fuel enrichment, thechain reaction, the neutron cycle, the choice and function of the moderatingmaterial, the origin and role of delayed neutrons, the nature and function of thecontrol rods, and the nature and impact o: reactor poisoning.(b) Advanced Gas Cooled Reactors (AGRS) operate at higher temperature thanMagnox reactors. Why does this require (i) different cladding; (ii) different formof fuel; (iii) different enrichment of fuel, than a Magnox reactor?(c) A fission reactor produces 3 x 10°W of electrical power. Assuming that the steamgenerator has an efficiency of 30%, cal:ulate the mass of 23U consumed by thereactor in one day. You may assume that the fission of one 23"U nucleus releases,on average, 200 MeV of thermal energy.

Pressurised water reactor; This is the most common type, with about 300 operable reactors for power…

(a) Discuss the principal operational features of a modern (Generation-II) power- producing nuclear reactor either of the pressurised water (PWR) or gas-cooled (AGR) type, with particular emphasis cn the fuel type and fuel enrichment, the chain reaction, the neutron cycle, the choice and function of the moderating material, the origin and role of delayed neutrons, the nature and function of the control rods, and the nature and impact o reactor poisoning.

(a) Discuss the principal operational features of a modern (Generation-II) power- producing nuclear reactor either of the pressurised water (PWR) or gas-cooled (AGR) type, with particular emphasis cn the fuel type and fuel enrichment, the chain reaction, the neutron cycle, the choice and function of the moderating material, the origin and role of delayed neutrons, the nature and function of the control rods, and the nature and impact o reactor poisoning.

Elements Of Electromagnetics

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ISBN:9780190698614

Author:Sadiku, Matthew N. O.

Publisher:Sadiku, Matthew N. O.

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