The current U.S. reactor fleet produces 2,100–2,400 ton/yr of spent nuclear fuel (SNF). After 50-plus years of nuclear power generation, 58,000 tons of SNF has accumulated in temporary storage at the reactor sites. How did we get where we are, and where do we go from here?
Revised: September 14, 2010 |
Published: July 1, 2010
Citation
Widder S.H., and B.T. Calloway, Jr. 2010.Nuclear Waste Policy in the United States.Chemical Engineering Progress 106, no. 7:36-40.PNNL-SA-73275.