An 870-MW electric power plant has an efficiency of 30%.It loses its waste heat in large cooling towers.Approximately how much waste heat (in MJ) is discharged to the atmosphere per second?
A) 3,770 MJ
B) 2,030 MJ
C) 870 MJ
D) 2,900 MJ
E) 4,060 MJ
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