By the time of the shutdown of Canada's reactors, the volume of nuclear fuel waste was expected to exceed 100,000 metric tons of heavy metals. In June 2023, this volume amounted to 62,800 metric tons of heavy metals, or 3.3 millions of spent nuclear fuel bundles.
Nuclear fuel waste produced in Canada as of June 2023, with a forecast until the end-of-life of existing reactors, by scenario
(in metric tons of heavy metals)
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Nuclear Waste Management Organization. (February 20, 2024). Nuclear fuel waste produced in Canada as of June 2023, with a forecast until the end-of-life of existing reactors, by scenario (in metric tons of heavy metals) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1485448/canada-spent-nuclear-fuel-production-projection/
Nuclear Waste Management Organization. "Nuclear fuel waste produced in Canada as of June 2023, with a forecast until the end-of-life of existing reactors, by scenario (in metric tons of heavy metals)." Chart. February 20, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1485448/canada-spent-nuclear-fuel-production-projection/
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Nuclear Waste Management Organization, Nuclear fuel waste produced in Canada as of June 2023, with a forecast until the end-of-life of existing reactors, by scenario (in metric tons of heavy metals) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1485448/canada-spent-nuclear-fuel-production-projection/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Nuclear fuel waste produced in Canada as of June 2023, with a forecast until the end-of-life of existing reactors, by scenario (in metric tons of heavy metals) [Graph], Nuclear Waste Management Organization, February 20, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1485448/canada-spent-nuclear-fuel-production-projection/
