GAO REPORT: SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL STORED ONSITE COULD DOUBLE BEFORE DISPOSAL

GAO REPORT: SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL STORED ONSITE COULD DOUBLE BEFORE DISPOSAL
Spent nuclear fuel stored onsite at commercial nuclear reactors in the U.S. will increase by about 2,000 metric tons per year and balloon to more than 140,000 metric tons by 2055, before it can be moved offsite when storage or disposal facilities are expected to have been developed, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found in a recently released report. Read More »http://www.powermag.com/POWERnews/4968.html?hq_e=el&hq_m=2526534&hq_l=5&hq_v=30108e0773