WorksheetsNuclear Lifecycle 4
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
In the dry fuel fabrication process, what is UF6 reacted with to produce UO2?
hydrogen and steam
water
Which statement is FALSE about the wet process for fuel fabrication?
It produces more waste
It is more complex
There is greater flexibility in UO2 powder properties
It is produces UO3
Put the stages of nuclear fuel pellet manufacture in the correct order
Powder is homogenised and additives are added
Pressed into pellet form under high pressure
Sintered
Machined to exact dimensions
What properties must fuel cladding have?
Resistant to corrosion
Neutron absorber
Good thermal properties
Good mechanical properties
Why must hafnium be removed from zirconium before it can be used as fuel cladding?
It is too expensive
It is radioactive
It is a neutron absorber
It is corrosive
Which types of fuel can be used in fast reactors?
MOX
oxide
metallic
carbides and nitrides
What type of reactors are pebble bed reactors?
High Temperature Reactor
Pressurised Water Reactor
Boiling Water Reactor
Advanced Gas Cooled Reactor
What enrichment level is HALEU fuel?
Which of these is NOT an accident tolerant fuel under development?
Chromia doped fuel pellets
U-Mo alloy fuel
U3Si2 pellets
UB3 pellets
Which reactors plan to use Th fuel in the future?
VVER
HTR
PHWR/CANDU
PWR
