Schematic of a typical Westinghouse fuel rod. 2-13 Schematic of a typical Westinghouse fuel assembly* 2-14 Schematic of VANTAGE 5 fuel assembly. 2-15 Schematic of a fuel rod from St. Lucie Plant-1-2-16 14 X 14 array. 2.5 Schematic of a fuel assembly from St. Lucie 2-17 Plant-1-14 X 14 array. 2.6 Schematic of a fuel rod from Arkansas Nuclear One, 2-18 Unit 2-16 X 16 array. 2.7 Schematic of a fuel assembly for Arkansas Nuclear (toe, 2-19 Unit-2-16 X 16 array. 2.8 Babcock and Wilcox fuel rod. 2-20 2.9 Babcock and Wilcox fuel assembly. 2-21 2.10 Typical General Electric fuel rod and assembly. 2-22 2.11 Cutaway diagram of an 8 x 8 General Electric fuel 2-23 assembly. 2.12 Cutaway diagram of QUAIH-fuel assembly. 2-24 2.13 Cutaway diagram of a partial QUAIH-fuel ass^nbly 2-25 showing internals. 2.14 Cutaway diagram of QUAIH-fuel channel. 2-26 2.15 Cutaway diagram of a QUAD-t-fuel assembly with 2-27 partially removed minibundle. 2.16 Cutaway diagram of a QUAIH-fuel minibundle. 2-28 3.1 Radioactivity produced by 1 metric ton of initial 3-7 heavy metal: PWR; 60,000 MWd. 3.2 Radioactivity produced by 1 metric ton of initial 3-8 heavy metal: PWR; 33,000 MWd. 3.3 Radioactivity produced by 1 metric ton of initial 3-9 heavy metal: BWR; 40,000 MWd. 3.4 Radioactivity produced by 1 metric ton of initial 3-10 heavy metal: BWR; 27,500 MWd. C.l Data collection pathway for spent fuel characteristics C.2 Calculational pathway for 0RIGEN2-generated data. C.3 Construction pathway for the nuclear waste characteristics data base. XI LIST OF TABLES (continued) Table Page 3.17 Variation in neutron production (neutrons/s«MTIHli| ^ 3-40 spontaneous fission as a function of time since discharge from a 60,000-MWd/MTIHM PWR 3.18 Variation in neutron production (neutrons/S'MTIHM) by 3-40 spontaneous fission as a function of time since discharge from a 33,000-MWd/MTIHM PWR 3.19 Variation in neutron production (neutrons/s'MTIHM) by 3-41 spontaneous fission as a function of time since discharge from a 40,000-MWd/MTIHM BWR 3.20 Variation in neutron production (neutrons/s'MTIHM) by 3-41 spontaneous fission as a function of time since discharge from a 27,500-MWd/MTIHM BWR 3.21 Variation in neutron production (neutrons/s'MTIHM) by 3-42 the alpha-neutron reaction as a function of time since discharge from a 60,000-MWd/MTIHM PWR 3.22 Variation in neutron production (neutrons/s'MTIHM) by 3-43 the alpha-neutron reaction as a function of time since. discharge from a 33,000-MWd/MTIHM PWR 3.23 Variation in neutron production (neutrons/s'MTIHM) by 3-44 the alpha-neutron reaction as a function of time since discharge from a 40,000-MWd/MTIHM BWR 3.24 Variation in neutron production (neutrons/s'MTIHM) by 3-45 the alpha-neutron reaction as a function of time since discharge from a 27,500-MWd/MTIHM BWR 3.25 Variation in photon production (photons/s»MTIHM) as a 3-46 function of time since discharge from a 60,000-MWd/MTIHM PWR 3.26 Variation in photon production (photons/s'MTIHM) as a 3-47 function of time since discharge from a 33,000-MWd/MTIHM PWR 3.27 Variation in p...