There's 90,000 Tons of Nuclear Waste in the US. How and Where Is It Stored?

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There's 90,000 Tons of Nuclear Waste in the US. How and Where Is It Stored?

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The episode details the critical environmental and policy challenge presented by the approximately 90,000 metric tons of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) accumulated in the United States from commercial and defense activities. This highly hazardous waste is currently managed in temporary dry casks and cooling pools dispersed across more than 100 sites nationwide, often near inactive reactors. A central theme is the decades-long management impasse resulting from the federal government’s failure to establish a permanent geologic repository, specifically the stalled project at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. This political paralysis has triggered massive federal liability costs and necessitates the implementation of new strategies, such as consent-based siting for future interim storage facilities. The source concludes that urgent action is needed—including potentially reviving Yucca or utilizing deep boreholes—to safely contain this invisible legacy before it undermines the future of nuclear energy.

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