(i) Calculate the total energy released when of undergoes complete fission, the…

PHYSICS · Subjective · A Level · Physics · Nuclear physics · Nuclear physics

Problem

(i) Calculate the total energy released when

1.00\,\text{g}

^{235}\mathrm{U}

undergoes complete fission, the average energy release per fission being

200\,\text{MeV}

. (ii) If a power reactor converts

90\%

of this energy into electrical energy over

10\,\text{h}

of continuous operation, determine the average electrical power output of the reactor. (Use

1\,\text{u}=931.5\,\text{MeV}/c^{2}

and

N_A=6.022\times10^{23}\,\text{mol}^{-1}