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[UPSC CSE 2000] Nuclear Physics (Q188, 25M)
A nuclear reactor has an output power of 1\text{ MW} with a thermal efficiency of 30\%. How much uranium per day is consumed to run this reactor, if the average energy released per fission of ^{235}\text{U} is 200\text{ MeV}, and the uranium is enriched to 2\%\ ^{235}\text{U} ?
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