A power plant burns fossil fuel to produce steam at (650 mathrm{~K}). The pressurized steam drives a

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A power plant burns fossil fuel to produce steam at \(650 \mathrm{~K}\). The pressurized steam drives a steam turbine, where the steam condenses to water and is discarded at \(310 \mathrm{~K}\). What is the minimum quantity of energy discarded thermally by a 1.0-GW power plant to the environment during one day?

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