The primary fuel used in nuclear power plants is
A. U235
B. U238
C. Pu239
D. Pu233
Answer: Option A
Solution(By Examveda Team)
The primary fuel used in nuclear power plants is U235 uranium only 0.7% of natural uranium is 'fissile', or capable of undergoing fission, the process by which energy is produced in a nuclear reactor. The form, or isotope, of uranium which is fissile, is the uranium-235 (U235) isotope.This Question Belongs to Mechanical Engineering >> Power Plant Engineering
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