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Given information

The energy released per fission reaction is

 

 

Step-by-step explanation

Step 1.
Let us consider that,
   
 
We need to figure out how much uranium we'll need to run the reactor for a year at a given power.
 
The energy released per fission (reaction) will be assumed to be
 
                                                 
 

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