Table 1. U, Th, and K contents and heat generation for Portsmouth granite (CP25A), ============================================================ sample heat generation number interval U,ppm Th,ppm K,wt.% 10^-^1^3cal/ 10^-^6/W/m^3^ cm/sec ============================================================ 562 1843-1847 9.0 24.1 4.0 10.3 4.3 566 1857-1861 9.1 20.6 3.4 9.6 4.0 569 1866-1870 8.0 20.6 3.7 9.1 3.8 573 1880-1884 7.8 17.9 4.0 8.5 3.6 586 1922-1926 9.8 19.1 3.5 9.8 4.1 591 1940-1945 9.6 23.8 3.7 10.5 4.4 599 1964-1968 9.2 24.8 3.4 10.4 4.4 602 1974-1979 8.5 20.9 3.5 9.4 3.9 ============================================================ average 8.9 21.5 3.6 9.7 4.1 ============================================================