The neutron generation time of a particular reactor is 1.3 ms.The reactor is generating energy at the rate of 1200.0 MW.To perform certain maintenance checks, the power level must temporarily be reduced to 350.00 MW. It is desired that the transition to the reduced power level take 2.6000 s. To what (constant) value should the multiplication factor be set to effect the transition in the desired time?
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Nuclear fusion is a type of nuclear reaction. In nuclear fusion, two or more than two lighter atomic nuclei combine to form a heavier nucleus. During this process, an enormous amount of energy is released. This energy is called nuclear energy. Nuclear fusion is the energy source of the sun and stars.
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The neutron generation time
of a particular reactor is 1.3 ms.The reactor is generating energy at
the rate of 1200.0 MW.To perform certain maintenance checks, the
power level must temporarily be reduced to 350.00 MW. It is desired
that the transition to the reduced power level take 2.6000 s.
To what (constant) value should the multiplication factor be set to
effect the transition in the desired time?
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