Confirm that each of the reactions listed for plutonium breeding just following Example 32.4 conserves the total number of nucleons, the total charge, and electron family number
Example 32.4
Calculating Energy from a Kilogram of Fissionable Fuel
Calculate the amount of energy produced by the fission of 1.00 kg of 235 U, given the average fission reaction of 235 U produces 200 MeV.
Strategy
The total energy produced is the number of 235 U atoms times the given energy per 235 U fission. We should therefore find the number of 235 U atoms in 1.00 kg.