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As of 31 January 2023, 06:16

U.S. Blue Ribbon Commission suggests nuclear waste program overhaul America's stalled nuclear waste management program stands little chance of moving forward without a complete overhaul, a federal panel concluded after two-year assessment commissioned by the U.S. Energy Department. , 26 January 2012
Canada: Plan to bury nuclear waste at Chalk River A proposal to bury nuclear waste in Eastern Ontario is taking an exploratory step forward, while a plan to entomb radioactive rubbish near Lake Huron also advanced., 25 January 2012
Japan Lower house passes bill for disposal of radioactive waste The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill to hold the central government responsible for disposing of high-level radioactive waste from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant., 01 September 2011
EU tightens nuclear waste disposal rules The European Union on Tuesday tightened rules on the disposal of radioactive waste with strict conditions on exporting it outside EU borders, 19 July 2011

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Worldwide Summary

General Data source: NEWMDB

422 Nuclear Power Plants
49 Storage Facilities
26 Waste Disposal Facilities

Power Generation

Data source: PRIS

Spent Fuel (estimate) Data source: Calculation based on PRIS

Total Waste Volume in 2015 (as reported) Data source: NEWMDB

Waste Class	Processed	Volume (m3) 'as is'	Volume (m3) 'as dispo'
VLLW	No	6,632	7,525
VLLW	Yes	225,632	226,094
LLW	No	4,012,339	4,019,464
LLW	Yes	728,925	738,698
ILW	No	284,627	285,751
ILW	Yes	271,630	274,493
HLW	No	371,995	371,988
HLW	Yes	8,370	8,370

Waste Inventory by Origin

- Graph Type: PieBar

Data source: NEWMDB