Quiz on Spent Nuclear Fuel

1. Which of the following nuclear technologies generates radioactive waste?

2. The source of Cobalt-60 in nuclear-spent fuel is

3. What is the radionuclide composition of nuclear-spent fuel from the nuclear reactor?

4. What is the composition of predominant fission products in nuclear-spent fuel?

5. The actual purpose of actinide separation from the radioactive waste of nuclear-spent fuel is to ease the disposal of high-level radioactive waste.

6. Which among the following is weapon-grade Plutonium?

7. Isotopic separation of Plutonium-239 from its isotopes (Pu-238, Pu-239, Pu-240, Pu-241) is practically very difficult.

8. Spent fuel removed from the nuclear reactor is stored in a pool of water for 10 to 20 years before sending for reprocessing.

9. The composition of Natural Uranium is 99.3 percent U-238 and 0.7 percent U-235

10. What are the Uranium enrichment levels in LWR and PHWR nuclear reactor fuels?