At times less than approximately 1 day after shutdown, the WG-MOX has decay heat values that are less than those of UOX for the same discharge burnup. The same is true for RG-MOX for approximately a 4 hour period after shutdown. Another parameter of interest is the decay heat ratio of MOX to UOX.
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parallax. n. 1. (General Physics) an apparent change in the position of an object resulting from a change in position of the observer. 2. (Astronomy) astronomy the angle subtended at a celestial body, esp a star, by the radius of the earth's orbit. Annual or heliocentric parallax is the apparent displacement of a nearby star resulting from its observation from the earth. Diurnal or geocentric parallax results from the observation of a planet, the sun, or the moon from the surface of the earth.