Nuclear Fuel Cycle

  1. Spent Nuclear Fuel Characteristics
    1. Composition of Spent Fuel
      1. Residual Uranium
        1. U-235 Content
          1. U-238 Content
          2. Plutonium Content
            1. Pu-239
              1. Pu-240
                1. Pu-241
                  1. Other Isotopes
                  2. Minor Actinides
                    1. Neptunium
                      1. Americium
                        1. Curium
                        2. Fission Products
                          1. Short-Lived Isotopes
                            1. Long-Lived Isotopes
                              1. Stable Isotopes
                            2. Radioactivity and Heat Generation
                              1. Decay Heat
                                1. Time Dependence
                                  1. Cooling Requirements
                                  2. Radiation Fields
                                    1. Gamma Radiation
                                      1. Neutron Emission
                                        1. Alpha Radiation
                                          1. Beta Radiation
                                          2. Shielding Requirements
                                            1. Material Selection
                                              1. Thickness Calculations

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