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© Copyright 2016 OGF - Polling – Reactivity Coefficients Reactivity Coefficients Rx Theory

© Copyright 2016 OGF - Polling – Reactivity Coefficients 1.Which one of the following isotopes is the most significant contributor to the resonance capture of fission neutrons in a reactor at the beginning of fuel cycle? A.U-238 B.U-233 C.Pu-240 D.Pu-239

© Copyright 2016 OGF - Polling – Reactivity Coefficients 2.A reactor has operated at steady-state 100 percent power for the past 6 months. Compared to 6 months ago, the current moderator temperature coefficient is... A.more negative, due to control rod withdrawal. B.less negative, due to control rod insertion. C.more negative, due to decreased reactor coolant boron concentration. D.less negative, due to increased reactor coolant boron concentration.

© Copyright 2016 OGF - Polling – Reactivity Coefficients 3.Which one of the following describes a situation where an increase in moderator temperature can add positive reactivity? A.At low moderator temperatures, an increase in moderator temperature can reduce neutron leakage from the core sufficiently to add positive reactivity. B.At low moderator temperatures, an increase in moderator temperature can reduce neutron capture by the moderator sufficiently to add positive reactivity. C.At high moderator temperatures, an increase in moderator temperature can reduce neutron leakage from the core sufficiently to add positive reactivity. D.At high moderator temperatures, an increase in moderator temperature can reduce neutron capture by the moderator sufficiently to add positive reactivity.

© Copyright 2016 OGF - Polling – Reactivity Coefficients 4.During a reactor coolant system cooldown, positive reactivity is added to the core if the moderator temperature coefficient is negative. This is partially due to... A.a decreasing thermal utilization factor. B.an increasing thermal utilization factor. C.a decreasing resonance escape probability. D.an increasing resonance escape probability.

© Copyright 2016 OGF - Polling – Reactivity Coefficients 5.Which one of the following describes the initial reactivity effect of a moderator temperature decrease in an undermoderated reactor? A.Negative reactivity will be added because more neutrons will be absorbed at resonance energies while slowing down. B.Negative reactivity will be added because more neutrons will be captured by the moderator. C.Positive reactivity will be added because fewer neutrons will be absorbed at resonance energies while slowing down. D.Positive reactivity will be added because fewer neutrons will be captured by the moderator.

© Copyright 2016 OGF - Polling – Reactivity Coefficients 6.Why does the fuel temperature coefficient becomes less negative at higher fuel temperatures? A.As reactor power increases, the rate of increase in the fuel temperature diminishes. B.Neutrons penetrate deeper into the fuel, resulting in an increase in the fast fission factor. C.The amount of self-shielding increases, resulting in less neutron absorption by the inner fuel. D.The amount of Doppler broadening per degree change in fuel temperature diminishes.

© Copyright 2016 OGF - Polling – Reactivity Coefficients 7.If the average temperature of a fuel pellet decreases by 50 o F, the microscopic cross-section for absorption of neutrons at a resonance energy of U- 238 will ____________; and the microscopic cross- sections for absorption of neutrons at energies that are slightly higher or lower than a U-238 resonance energy will ____________. A.increase; increase B.increase; decrease C.decrease; increase D.decrease; decrease

© Copyright 2016 OGF - Polling – Reactivity Coefficients 8.A nuclear power plant has been operating at steady- state 50 percent power for one month following a refueling outage. Then, reactor power is ramped to 100 percent over a 2-hour period. During the power increase, most of the positive reactivity added by the operator is necessary to overcome the negative reactivity associated with the... A.increased reactor coolant temperature. B.buildup of core xenon-135. C.burnout of burnable poisons. D.increased fuel temperature.

© Copyright 2016 OGF - Polling – Reactivity Coefficients 9.As reactor coolant boron concentration decreases, the differential boron worth (ΔK/K/ppm) becomes... A.less negative, due to a larger number of water molecules in the core. B.less negative, due to a smaller number of boron molecules in the core. C.more negative, due to a larger number of water molecules in the core. D.more negative, due to a smaller number of boron molecules in the core.

© Copyright 2016 OGF - Polling – Reactivity Coefficients 10.Given the following initial parameters: - Power coefficient= % ΔK/K/% - Differential boron worth = % ΔK/K/ppm - Control rod worth = % ΔK/K/inch inserted - Reactor coolant boron concentration = 500 ppm Which one of the following is the final reactor coolant boron concentration required to support increasing reactor power from 30 percent to 80 percent by boration/dilution with 10 inches of outward control rod motion. (Ignore any change in fission product poison reactivity.) A.390 ppm B.420 ppm C.450 ppm D.470 ppm