Question

two nuclear reactors provide 3200 mw of power. if the transmission system loses 5.1% of the energy produced , how much power from these two reactors would customers receive?

Answer 1

Customers would receive approximately 3036.8 MW of power from the two reactors after a 5.1% energy loss in the transmission system.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate how much power customers would receive from the two nuclear reactors after a 5.1% energy loss in the transmission system, we need to subtract the lost energy from the total power produced.

First, let's calculate the energy lost: 5.1% of 3200 MW = 0.051 x 3200 MW = 163.2 MW.

Now, subtract the lost energy from the total power produced: 3200 MW - 163.2 MW = 3036.8 MW.

Therefore, customers would receive approximately 3036.8 MW of power from the two reactors.

Answer 2

If the transmission system loses 5.1% of the energy produced, then you'd say the efficiency of the system is 94.9% ... that's how much of the power goes to the customers.

94.9% of 3200 MW

= 0.949 x 3.2 x 10⁹ watts

= 3,036.8 MW

= 3.0368 Gigawatts

= 3,036,800,000 watts

= 3,036,800 kilowatts