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Nuclear Reactions

Problem 6.289

Find the number of neutrons generated per unit time in a uranium reactor whose thermal power is \(P=100 \mathrm{MW}\) if the average number of neutrons liberated in each nuclear splitting is \(v=2.5 .\) Each splitting is assumed to release an energy \(E=\) \(=200 \mathrm{MeV}\)

Reveal Answer
N=vP/E=0.81019 s1N=v P / E=0.8 \cdot 10^{19} \mathrm{~s}^{-1}