a) A nuclear power station delivers 1 GW of electricity for a year from uranium fission. Given that a single fission event delivers about 200 MeV of heat, estimate the number of atoms that underwent fission, their mass, and the loss of mass of the fuel elements.
a) A nuclear power station delivers 1 GW of electricity for a year from uranium fission. Given that a single fission event delivers about 200 MeV of heat, estimate the number of atoms that underwent fission, their mass, and the loss of mass of the fuel elements.
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Transcribed Image Text:a) A nuclear power station delivers 1 GW of electricity for a year from uranium fission. Given
that a single fission event delivers about 200 MeV of heat, estimate the number of atoms
that underwent fission, their mass, and the loss of mass of the fuel elements.
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