energy physics

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the world's nuclear electrical capacity in the year 2000 was 350 GWe. if all the waste heat from operating these nulcear plants for one year were used to melt ice (initially at 0"C) from the Antarctic ice cap, what would be th increase in the depth of oceans?
Assume that 70% of the surface area of Earth is covered with water , and that the nuclear power reactors operate at an efficiency of 30 % . the radius of Earth is 6400 km.

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