About 70,000 metric tons of spent nuclear fuel has been generated from the 104 licensed commercial nuclear plants and from 11 others no longer in operation. (sric.org)
The agency was supposed to begin collecting spent nuclear fuel rods in 1998 and remains responsible for storing them. (utilitydive.com)
We have likewise been storing spent nuclear fuel at our nuclear plant sites since the country began using nuclear energy. (scientificamerican.com)