Answer: Consider a system of nuclear power plants that

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Consider a system of nuclear power plants that produce2400 MW. (a) What total mass of 2^U fuel would berequired to operate these plants for ly r, assuming that200 MeV is released per fission? (b) Typically 6% of the292U nuclei that fission produce ^jSr, a (3~ emitter with ahalf-life of 29 yr. What is the total radioactivity of the fgSr,in curies, produced in 1 yr? (Neglect the fact that some of itdecays during the 1-yr period.)

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