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    Calculating Uranium-235 Usage in Nuclear Power Plants

    Homework Statement Given that the average fission produces 200 MeV in energy, and that nuclear plants have an efficiency of 33%, how many fissions take place each second in a plant producing 1000 MW of electricity? How much uranium-235 is being used per day? The Attempt at a Solution I've...
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