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A nuclear explosion is designed to deliver `1 MW` of heat energy, how many fission events must be required in a second to attain this power level. If this explosion is designed with a nuclear fuel consisting of uranium `235` to run a reactor at this power level for one year, then calculate the amount of fuel needed. You can assume that the calculate the amount of energy released per fission event is `200 MeV`.

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To solve the problem step by step, we will break it down into two parts: ### Part A: Calculate the number of fission events required per second to attain 1 MW of power. 1. **Understanding Power and Energy**: - Power (P) is defined as the rate of energy transfer. It is given as 1 MW, which is equivalent to \(10^6\) joules per second. - Therefore, \(P = 10^6 \, \text{J/s}\). ...
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