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Problem 6.289

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

Reveal Answer
N=vP/E=0.8⋅1019 s−1N=v P / E=0.8 \cdot 10^{19} \mathrm{~s}^{-1}
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