spent nuclear fuel
3 statements across 2 episodes · 0 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Feb 5, 2026 by Katie Huff · across every show →
Everything said about spent nuclear fuel, oldest first
Feb 5, 2026 neutral
Huff: Reactor applicants must include on-site spent fuel plans for NRC approval
“All of that is to say that at the moment, companies do need to include some plan for how they're going to manage in the interim their spent nuclear fuel on site until the federal government takes ownership of it, and so that has to be a part of their applicati…”
Mar 26, 2026 neutral
Shafer: Tripling nuclear power generates 6,000–8,000 metric tons of waste annually
“Especially if you're seriously thinking about tripling or quadrupling nuclear, you end up in a scenario where you're not actually talking about 2000 metric tons of material. Per year, you're talking about six to 8000 metric tons of material per year.”
Mar 26, 2026 neutral
Shafer: Spent commercial nuclear fuel is 95% uranium and 5% byproducts
“The uranium composition, as far as the actual irradiated meat, ends up being about 95% of the material, and then the other five percent are these fission products that grow in over the course of the irradiation, as well as the, what I call the transmutation pr…”