Used Nuclear Fuel

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Used Nuclear Fuel
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Fuel Rods Filled With Pellets Are Grouped Into
Fuel Assemblies
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Fuel Assemblies Cool Temporarily in Used Fuel
Pools
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52 Plants Will Run Out of Used Fuel Storage by
2005
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Temporary Dry Storage On Site
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Transportation Containers Are Strong and Safe
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Transportation Casks Have Been Tested
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Container Loaded on a Truck
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And Crashed at 80 MPH into a Concrete Wall
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Container Broadsided by Locomotive Traveling at
80 MPH
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Containers Survived Incineration Tests
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Containers Passed Every Test
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NRC Concludes Shipping Even Safer Than Previously
Thought
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At the Repository, Fuel Will Be Transferred to a
Special Disposal Container
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Yucca Mountain Being Considered As Disposal Site
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Yucca Mountain Being Considered As Disposal Site
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Seven Miles of Tunnels Built in Yucca Mountain
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Yucca Mountain Has Been Thoroughly Investigated
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President Recommends Yucca Mountain