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Even when shut down after a period of normal use, a large commercial nuclear reactor transfers thermal energy at the rate of 150 MW by the radioactive decay of fission products. This
Figure 14.32 Radioactive spent−fuel pool at a nuclear power plant.
Spent fuel stays hot for a long time. (credit: U.S. Department of Energy)
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