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(Nuclear Physics) Does the fission of Uranium 235 release all of its binding energy?

First off, forgive me if my terminology is off or if I've completely misunderstood something, nuclear physics is still new to me.

So the mass defect of Uranium 235 is \~3.082\*10^(-27)kg, which is equivalent to 2.77\*10^(-10) joules, or the binding energy of 7.6 MeV per nucleon. Is all of this energy released when this atom is fissioned into krypton and barium?

On top of this, how energy efficient are modern nuclear plants? (i.e. how much energy is lost in the process instead of turning water into steam?)
gpt
No. The binding energy is the energy needed to completely separate the nucleus with Z protons and N neutrons into Z free protons plus N free neutrons. So when you rearrange one heavy nucleus into two lighter nuclei, you’re not completely disassembling it into individual protons and neutrons.