LEU stands for _____________________
Low Enriched Uranium
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Enrichment of LEU fuel at PARR-1 is ______________
19.99 %
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Strength of neutron source being used at PARR-1 is ______________
107 n/sec
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Thermal column is an assembly of ______ Stacked in ___________
Graphite slabs Aluminum chamber
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The rabbit travel speed to and from the reactor is ____________.
10-13 m/sec
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The max. weight of the sample including the rabbit is limited to ___________.
400 g
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Max. neutron flux is available at ______________
C-7
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Drainage of beam tube from filled position Adds _________ reactivity to the core.
Negative
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Radial beam tubes terminate at about ____ from the reactor core.
7 mm
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No of beam tubes installed in the stall end ________ .
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When not in use, the beam tubes are plugged with __________ and filled with __________.
Sheilding blocks (Plugs) water
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PARR-1 achieved first criticality on ______________
Dec 21, 1965
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The coolant at PARR-1 is ______________.
Demineralized water
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The top of the reactor core is shielded by
Water which is ______ m thick above the fuel elements.
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Primary purpose of Hold-up tank is :
Decay of short-lived activity
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How many control rods are present in PARR-1 and what are they made of?
FIVE, Ag-In-Cd
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Safety flapper opens at flow rate ____.
200
m3/h
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At PARR-1, at what condition, ECCS
starts ?
When
pool level drops by 1 m
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Primary coolant flow-rate for full power operation
950 m3 /hr
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Shutdown Margin ________ towards the end of cycle.
INCREASES
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Speed of the rabbit sample depends upon
Weight of the sample
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Volume of Reactor Pool is approximately
500 m3
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During full power operation, T across the core is maintained at ______ C
8.5
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Amount of Uranium in one S.F.E
1450 gm
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U-235 content of each fuel plate
12.6 gm
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Energy produced in 24 hours operation at full power is __________ MWd.
10
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A core just critical in open end will be _________ in the stall end.
supercritical
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All fuel plates have same clad thickness.
False
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Neutron source is taken away from the core when reactor power reaches ____ .
10 kW
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First high power core _______ Fuel elements.
consisted
of
22
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Irradiation time of rabbit sample is limited to _____________ minutes.
60
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In-core irradiation sites are located at Grid positions _________ & _________.
C-7 & C-4
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Experimental facilities available at PARR-1 For Neutron Irradiation are:
Beam Tubes Thermal column Pneumatic rabbit systems In-core irradiation sites
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Safety flapper is kept ___________ during Reactor operation at power < 100 kW
OPEN
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Coolant velocity through the fuel elements ________ as more fuel elements are added in the core.
decreases
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Burn-up of a fuel element is defined as:
% U235 consumed of the Initial content.
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Amount of U-235 consumed in one fuel cycle is _____________.
520 g
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Average burn-up of the equilibrium core at BOC is approx. _____________.
22 %
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Hot cell is designed for handling of ______ radioactivity.
1000 Ci-Mev
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Up-to _______ fuel elements can be placed in front of the window of gamma cell.
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Excess reactivity in the core is zero when reactor is in critical state.
False
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Amount of U235 in the equilibrium core of PARR-1 at BOC is approximately __________ grams.
7200
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Amount of U235 in the equilibrium core of PARR-1 at EOC is approximately .__________ grams.
6680
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Major components of PCS are:
Reactor Pool Core Outlet piping & valves Hold-up Tank Primary Pumps Heat Exchangers Inlet Piping & valves
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