In nuclear reactor, graphite is used as ___________.

Fuel

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

Coolant

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

Moderator

Right on! Give the BNAT exam to get a 100% scholarship for BYJUS courses

Electrode

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

Open in App

Solution

The correct option is C Moderator
In nuclear engineering, a neutron moderator is a medium that reduces the speed of fast neutrons, thereby turning them into thermal neutrons capable of sustaining a nuclear chain reaction involving U-235 or a fissile nuclide. Graphite is used as moderator in nuclear reactor.

Suggest Corrections

Similar questions

Which of the following is used as a moderator in the reactor of a nuclear power station ?
(a) liquid sodium (b) boron (c) graphite (d) carbon dioxide

Join BYJU'S Learning Program