Fuel consumption: 360 tons coal per hour (262,800 tons ash per year)

1. In the lecture slides, I asserted that fission of 1kg of 235U contains the same amount of energy as combustion of roughly 3000 tonnes of coal. For this question: confirm this statement and find a more precise number than "roughly 3000 ". a. How much energy is released from fissioning 1kg of 235U ? Express in Joules. b. How many tonnes of anthracite coal need to be combusted for the same energy release? Some numbers: - one 235U nucleus has a mass of 3.921025kg and releases 30 picojoules in fission - the amount of energy released from coal can be found in the fossil fuel slides