Question

A 400 MW nuclear power station would produce a equivalent radium of _____________

(a) 100 tons daily

(b) 1000 tons daily

(c) 500 tons daily

(d) 10 tons daily

This question was posed to me in a job interview.

My question is from Disposal of Nuclear Waste topic in chapter Nuclear Power Plant of Energy Engineering

Answer 1

The correct answer is (a) 100 tons daily

To explain: The radio-active products of a 400MW power station would be equivalent to 100 tons of radium daily and the radioactive effect of this plant product if exposed to atmosphere would kill all the living organisms within the area of about 100 sq miles.