The operation of a nuclear reactor is said to be critical if the multiplication factor $(K)$ has a value of:

$A$ nuclear reactor process is said to be critical when the value of the multiplication factor is .......

If the binding energy per nucleon for a deuteron is $1.112 \, MeV$ and for an $\alpha$-particle is $7.07 \, MeV$,then for the reaction $2 \, (_1H^2) \rightarrow _2He^4 + Q$,the value of $Q$ is .......... $MeV$.

Control rods used in nuclear reactors are made of:

What is the energy released in the process $3 \, _{2}^{4}\text{He} \to _{6}^{12}\text{C}$ (in $, \text{MeV}$)? (Mass of $_{2}^{4}\text{He} = 4.002604 \, \text{amu}$,mass of $_{6}^{12}\text{C} = 12 \, \text{amu}$)

Fusion reaction is initiated with the help of