Evaluate the fission rate per cubic centimeter

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If one cubic centimeter section of a reactor has a macroscopic fission cross section of 0.989 cm-1, and if the thermal neutron flux is 1x10^15 n/cm2 s, calculate the fission rate per cubic centimeter.

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