The electrical power output of a large nuclear reactor


The electrical power output of a large nuclear reactor facility is 890 MW. It has a 34.0% efficiency in converting nuclear power to electrical.

(a) What is the nuclear power output in megawatts?

____MW

(b) How many 235U nuclei fission each second, assuming the average fission produces 200 MeV?

(c) What mass of 235U is fissioned in one year of full-power operation?

___kg

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