document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1056859>Question 1056859</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A nuclear reactor generating plant supplies 15.0 MW of useful power steadily for a year. Assuming that, in addition, twice this power is wasted in heat production, determine the mass (in kilograms) converted to energy in a year at this plant.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "--> a total of 45 MW for 1 year.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "E = 45e6*365*24*3600 watt-seconds (Joules)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "E = 1.41912e15 joules<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "E = mc^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 1.41912/(3e8)^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 1.5768e-2 kg<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m =~ 0.0158 kg </SPAN>\n" );
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