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A nuclear explosion is designed to deliver MW of heat energy. The explosion is designed with a nuclear fuel `""^(235)U` to run the reactor to ...This power level if 200 MeV of energy is released for each fission event, then

A

Energy per fission is joule is `3.2xx10^(-11)`

B

he number of fission events that must be required in a second to attain this power level is `3.125xx10^(16)`

C

The total number of fusoin events required in one year to maintain at this power level is `9.85xx10^(3)`

D

The total mass o f uranium fuel needed in one year to maintain the reactor at that power output level is 384.5 gm

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