A nuclear power plant is 25% efficient, meaning that only

Chapter 32, Problem 32.62

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A nuclear power plant is 25% efficient, meaning that only 25% of the power it generates goes into producing electricity. The remaining 75% is wasted as heat. The plant generates 8.0 108 watts of electric power. If each fission releases 2.0 102 MeV of energy, how many kilograms of are fissioned per year? *

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