Is Spent Nuclear Fuel a Waste or a Resource?

On September 15, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission affirmed its expert opinion that spent nuclear fuel could be safely stored on nuclear power plant grounds--whether in pools or dry casks--for "at least 60 years beyond the licensed life of any reactor." That is good news, because there is nowhere else for such waste to go. [More] United States - Nuclear power - Nuclear fuel - Radioactive waste - Nuclear reactor technology

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