Nuclear Reactors Quiz

What is the primary advantage of a Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) over a Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR)?

• Higher thermodynamic efficiency

• Lower cost of pressure vessel

• More control rods required

• Less stable operation

What is the primary disadvantage of a Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) in terms of power demand coefficient?

• Unpredictable power demand coefficient

• Negative power demand coefficient

• Positive power demand coefficient

• No effect on power demand coefficient

What is the main advantage of a Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) in terms of safety?

• No need for pressurizer

• Low fuel cost

• Separation of secondary circuit from primary

• High thermodynamic efficiency

What is the main disadvantage of a Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) in terms of fuel changing?

• No need for fuel changing

• Fuel changing not possible

• Quick and easy fuel changing

• Requires a lot of time

What is the function of the pressurizer in a Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR)?

• Control the flow of water

• Cool down the reactor core

• Generate electricity

• Maintain pressure in the primary circuit

What is the main advantage of using water as a coolant, moderator, and reflector in a Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR)?

• Accelerated corrosion

• Low cost of pressurizer

• High thermodynamic efficiency

• Safety and radiation prevention

What is the main disadvantage of a Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) in terms of fuel burnout?

• More burnout of fuel

• Less burnout of fuel

• No effect on fuel burnout

• Unpredictable fuel burnout

What is the main advantage of a Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) in terms of stability?

• Unpredictable stability

• Equal stability to PWR

• Less stable than PWR

• More stable than PWR

What is the main disadvantage of a Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) in terms of thermal efficiency?

• Unpredictable thermodynamic efficiency

• High thermodynamic efficiency

• Low thermodynamic efficiency

• Equal thermodynamic efficiency to BWR

What is the main advantage of a Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) in terms of pressure vessel weight?

• Unpredictable pressure vessel weight

• Equal weight pressure vessel to PWR

• Heavier pressure vessel than PWR

• Lighter pressure vessel than PWR