How and where is nuclear waste stored in the US?
- Written by Gerald Frankel, Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University
A Southern California Edison employee measures radiation at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station on March 10, 2020.Paul Bersebach/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty ImagesAround 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,...