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A nuclear reactor using `.^(235)U` generates `250 MW` of electric power. The efficiency of the reactor (i.e., efficiency of conversion of thermal energy into electrical energy) is `25%`. What is the amount of `.^(235)U` used in the reactor per year? The thermal energy released per fission of `.^(235)U` is `200 MeV`.

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