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104 : 10<br />

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S - \ - ONCE-THROUGH CYCLE<br />

SPENT FUEL<br />

ONCE-THROUGH CYCLE SPENT<br />

103 FUEL 10<br />

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U AND Pu RECYCLE HIGH-LEVEL<br />

WASTE<br />

U AND Pu RECYCLE HIGH-LEVEL<br />

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1 10 100 1000 10,000 100,000 1 10 100 1000 10,000 100, 000<br />

YEARS AFTER DISCHARGE YEARS AFTER DISCHARGE<br />

FIGURE 1.1.1. Radioactivity in Spent Fuel and High- FIGURE 1.1.2. Heat Generation Rate <strong>of</strong> Spent Fuel and<br />

Level <strong>Waste</strong> as a Function <strong>of</strong> Time High-Level <strong>Waste</strong> as a Function <strong>of</strong> Time

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