Heat production and sizing of the storage site

From the preceding it is seen that the main health hazards in the distant future associated with deep underground storage come from I and U. The contribution of other actinides will be very weak, with the possible exception of 237Np. One might, therefore, conclude the futility of incinerating actinides, including plutonium, for waste management. That this might not be the case stems from the consideration of heat production within the storage. We give a simple derivation of the temperature which might be produced at the storage site due to the heat production of the stored wastes.