The energy released per fission of uranium is $200 \, MeV$. How many fissions per second are required to produce a power of $2 \, MW$?

  • A
    $6.25 \times 10^9$
  • B
    $62.5 \times 10^4$
  • C
    $6.25 \times 10^{-12}$
  • D
    $6.25 \times 10^{16}$

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