The most practical fuel for a thermonuclear reactor, both from economical and nuclear consideration is
A. Plutonium
B. Uranium
C. Deuterium
D. Thorium
Answer: Option C
Solution(By Examveda Team)
Most commercial nuclear reactors use normal water (also called light water) as a neutron moderator.Some reactor designs, such as the CANDU reactor, use heavy water.
A heavy water molecule contains deuterium (Hydrogen-2), which is an isotope of hydrogen that has a neutron in its nucleus in addition to the proton.
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most practiical fuel is uranium but most practicle moderator is detarium, so answer is wrong...