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Giancoli's Physics: Principles with Applications, 7th Edition
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Nuclear Energy; Effects and Uses of Radiation
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31-1: Nuclear Reactions, Transmutation
31-2: Nuclear Fission
31-3: Nuclear Fusion
31-5: Dosimetry
31-9: NMR

Question by Giancoli, Douglas C., Physics: Principles with Applications, 7th Ed., ©2014, Reprinted by permission of Pearson Education Inc., New York.
Problem 18
Q

How many fissions take place per second in a 240-MW reactor? Assume 200 MeV is released per fission.

A
8×1018 fissions/s8 \times 10^{18} \textrm{ fissions/s}
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