Spent Nuclear Fuel: Accumulating Quantities at Commercial Reactors Present Storage and Other Challenges

By U.S. Government Accountability Office

Spent nuclear fuel, the used fuel removed from nuclear reactors, is one of the most hazardous substances created by humans. Commercial spent fuel is stored at reactor sites; about 74 percent of it is stored in pools of water, an 26 percent has been transferred to dry storage casks.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1492993247
• ISBN13: 9781492993247
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 70 Pages
• Weight: 0.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"