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Nuclear Waste Disposal | U.S. GAO

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As a result, the amount of spent nuclear fuel stored at nuclear power plants across the country continues to grow by about 2,000 metric tons a year. Meanwhile, the federal government has paid billions of dollars in damages to utilities for failing to dispose of this waste and may potentially have to pay tens of billions of dollars more in ...

Backgrounder on Radioactive Waste | NRC.gov

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Radioactive Waste | US EPA

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5 Fast Facts about Spent Nuclear Fuel | Department of …

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Commercial spent nuclear fuel is a solid. Spent fuel refers to the nuclear fuel …

What Is Nuclear Waste? - Nuclear Energy Institute

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The nuclear industry handles nuclear waste safely and in compliance with the stringent requirements of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the U.S. Department of …

What is nuclear waste, and what do we do …

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The small amount of waste produced by nuclear reactors has been managed responsibly since the dawn of civil nuclear power. There are several management …

Radioactive Waste – Myths and Realities

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Of all hazardous material shipped each year in the USA, radioactive waste accounts for just 5% of the total; and of that 5%, less than 10% relates to nuclear power …

Radiation and Health Effects - World Nuclear Association

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The ICRP recommends that the maximum permissible dose for occupational exposure should be 20 millisievert per year averaged over five years (i.e. 100 millisievert in 5 …

Transport of Radioactive Material - World …

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Transport of Radioactive Material. (Updated January 2022) Radioactive material accounts for a very small proportion of all dangerous material shipped each year – just 1% in the …

Nuclear waste U.S. could power the U.S. for 100 years

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There is enough energy in the nuclear waste in the United States to power the entire country for 100 years with clean energy, says Jess C. Gehin at the Idaho …