A nuclear power plant is 25% efficient, meaning that only 25% of the power it generates goes

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A nuclear power plant is 25% efficient, meaning that only 25% of the power it generates goes into producing electricity. The remaining 75% is wasted as heat. The plant generates 8.0 × 108 watts of electric power. If each fission releases 2.0 × 102 MeV of energy, how many kilograms of 23592U are fashioned per year?


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Physics

ISBN: 978-0470879528

9th edition

Authors: John D. Cutnell, Kenneth W. Johnson

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