The fuel used in a nuclear reactor is ______.

Cadmium

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Radium

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Uranium

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Thorium

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Solution

The correct option is C
Uranium

Uranium is the primary element in nuclear reactors as it is capable of generating a large amount of energy by the process of nuclear fission.

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67. with reference to Thorium resource in India,

i)The Indian Nuclear Power Programme Stage-3 aims at using thorium as fuel for power generation on a commercial scale.

ii) In the thorium fuel cycle, thorium 232 is transmuted into the fissile isotope uranium 233 which is a nuclear fuel.

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