Heavy water is used as _______ in nuclear reactor.

controller

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moderator

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Solution

The correct option is B moderator
Heavy water acts as a neutron moderator in nuclear reactors to slow down neutrons so that they are more likely to react with the fissile $U_{235}$ than with $U_{238}$ , which captures neutrons without fission process.

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