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| Keywords: Spent nuclear fuel decay.png This diagram demonstrates the decay of radioactivity in high level wastes from one tonne of spent PWR fuel The vertical axis shows activity of the wastes horizontal years after removal from interim storage activity in reactor is still much higher The horizontal line in the middle represents the activity of the original uranium ore Tungsten The source of the data is Radioactive Waste Management in Perspective published by OECD's Nuclear Energy Agency in 1996 http //www nea fr/html/general/press/1996/1996-7 html Similar data is also available at the website of the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation http //www ansto gov au/edu/nuclear_age/nuclear_age_atom htm Nuclear power schemas and diagrams Nuclear waste Radioactivity | ||||
