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+// Scilab code Exa13.1 : : Page-600 (2011)
+clc; clear;
+E = 200*1.6023e-13; // Energy released per fission, joule
+E_t = 2; // Total power produced, watt
+R_fiss = E_t/E; // Fission rate, fissions per sec
+m = 0.5; // Mass of uranium, Kg
+M = 235; // Mass number of uranium
+N_0 = 6.023e+26; // Avogadro's number, per mole
+N = m/M*N_0 // Number of uranium nuclei
+E_rel = N*E/4.08*10^-3; // Energy released, kilocalories
+printf("\nThe rate of fission of U-235 = %4.2e fissions per sec \nEnergy released = %e kcal", R_fiss, E_rel);
+
+// Result
+// The rate of fission of U-235 = 6.24e+010 fissions per sec
+// Energy released = 1.006535e+010 kcal \ No newline at end of file