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Which one of the following statements is not true about nuclear energy generation in a nuclear reactor ?

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Energy is obtained by a process called NUCLEAR fission
The NUCLEUS of Uranium is BOMBARDED with high energy neutrons
A chain reaction is set in the process
In this process a tremendous AMOUNT of energy is released at a controlled rate

Solution :For causing nuclear fission in a nuclear reactor uranium nucleus is bombarded by slow (thermal) neutrons. So option (B) is not true.


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