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Chapter 10, Problem 57P
The electrical power output of a large nuclear reactor facility is 900 MW. It has a 35.0% efficiency in converting nuclear power to electrical power.
- What is the thermal nuclear power output in megawatts?
- How many 235U nuclei fission each second, assuming the average fission produces 200 MeV?
- What mass of 235U is fissioned in 1 year of full-power operation?
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