Fundamentals of Physics, Volume 1, Chapter 1-20
Fundamentals of Physics, Volume 1, Chapter 1-20
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ISBN: 9781118233764
Author: David Halliday
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 43, Problem 54P
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that fissioning of 235U in 1 kg of UO2 enriched so that 235U is 3% of the total uranium) will keep a 100W lamp burning for 690 years.

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Verify that, as reported in Table 43-1, fissioning of the 235U in 1.0 kg of UO2 (enriched so that 235U is 3.0% of the total uranium) could keep a 100 W lamp burning for 690 y.
How many kg of 235U are used in one year in a thermal nuclear reactor that has an output power of 2.3 GW? You may assume that the energy release per fission is 200 MeV and also that the neutron flux is 1013 cm-2 s-1.
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