May 13, 2025 · Around the U.S., about 90,000 tons of nuclear waste is stored at over 100 sites in 39 states, in a range of different structures and containers. For decades, the nation has been …

The purpose of the Yucca Mountain project is to comply with the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 and develop a national site for spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste storage.

Oct 18, 2025 · Learn where nuclear waste is stored in the U.S. today. Explore how spent fuel is managed at reactor sites, the risks of interim storage, and why consent-based solutions matter

Apr 30, 2024 · Storage of used fuel is normally under water for at least five years and then often in dry storage. Deep geological disposal is widely agreed to be the best solution for final …

At 23 nuclear waste storage sites (29% of the total sites), there are no ongoing reactor operations. These "stranded sites" are facilities that store nuclear waste but lack an operating reactor …

Dec 20, 2018 · Discover how the storage of low, medium and high level nuclear waste is managed.

Apr 14, 2025 · Around the U.S., about 90,000 tons of nuclear waste is stored at over 100 sites in 39 states, in a range of different structures and containers. For decades, the nation has been …

Feb 25, 2025 · Currently, the most common method involves interim storage in specialized facilities, often at or near the reactor site, using pools of water or dry cask storage systems, …

Jun 18, 2025 · Despite plans for an ambitious new generation of nuclear reactors that could fuel AI data centers and more, a solution to storing the dangerous, long-lived refuse remains …

Jun 3, 2025 · The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has regulatory authority over storage and disposal of all commercially-generated nuclear wastes in the United States, as well as …