A nuclear power plant operates at 40.0 % efficiency with a continuous production of 1182 MW of usable power in 1.00 year and consumes 1.21\times 106 g of uranium-235 in this time period. What is the energy in joules released by the fission of a single uranium-235 atom? Express your answer numerically in joules per atom.

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A nuclear power plant operates at 40.0 % efficiency with a continuous production of 1182 MW of usable power in 1.00 year and consumes 1.21\times 106 g of uranium-235 in this time period. What is the energy in joules released by the fission of a single uranium-235 atom? Express your answer numerically in joules per atom.

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