Why do fuel rods have to be cooled for so long after being not actively used anymore?

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Why do fuel rods have to be cooled for so long after being not actively used anymore?

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Because while they don’t produce enough energy to be worth generating power from, they do still produce some heat as the fission fragments decay, and can melt if that heat isn’t removed.

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