The energy released by the fission of a single uranium nucleus is $200 \,MeV$. The number of fissions of uranium nucleus per second required to produce $16 \,MW$ of power is (Assume efficiency of the reactor is $50\%$).

  • A
    $2 \times 10^6$
  • B
    $2.5 \times 10^6$
  • C
    $5 \times 10^6$
  • D
    $1 \times 10^{18}$

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