Calculate the number of fissions per second required to produce a continuous power…

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Problem

Calculate the number of fissions per second required to produce a continuous power output of

1.0\,\mathrm{MW}

if each fission of

^{235}\mathrm{U}

releases

200\,\mathrm{MeV}

of energy. (a)

6.2\times10^{16}

(b)

5.0\times10^{16}

(c)

3.1\times10^{16}

(d)

3.1\times10^{15}