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NUCLEAR SCIENCE
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treatment of spent fuel.
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processing of uranium ore.
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manufacture of nuclear fuel elements/assemblies .
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none of these.
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Detailed explanation-1: -NFC is the only organization in India which caters to the fuel requirements of nuclear power reactors. Nuclear Fuel Complex, Hyderabad was conceived in late 60’s as a pivotal industrial arm of the Department of Atomic Energy with the mandate to fuel the nuclear power program of Govt. of India.
Detailed explanation-2: -Fuel assemblies are typically plates or cylinders of uranium-aluminium alloy (U-Al) clad with pure aluminium. They are different from the ceramic UO2 pellets enclosed in Zircaloy cladding type assemblies often used in power reactors.
Detailed explanation-3: -Typically, a reactor core will have between 150 and 250 fuel assemblies. We talked before about the form of uranium that is important in commercial nuclear reactors.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Nuclear Fuel Complex at Hyderabad manufactures fuel assemblies for pressurised heavy water reactors, boiling water reactors and fast breeder reactor.