At 10,875 metric tons of uranium, Illinois was ranked first in 2020 among all states in the U.S. for the largest volume of nuclear fuel used. Pennsylvania ranked second that year, at 7,923 metric tons of commercial nuclear fuel used.
Used nuclear fuel refers to uranium fuel rods that are too depleted to sustain a nuclear reaction.
Volume of commercial nuclear used fuel in leading U.S. states as of December 31, 2020
(in metric tons of uranium)
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NEI. (June 30, 2021). Volume of commercial nuclear used fuel in leading U.S. states as of December 31, 2020 (in metric tons of uranium) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 29, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/185287/us-state-by-state-commercial-nuclear-used-fuel/
NEI. "Volume of commercial nuclear used fuel in leading U.S. states as of December 31, 2020 (in metric tons of uranium)." Chart. June 30, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185287/us-state-by-state-commercial-nuclear-used-fuel/
NEI. (2021). Volume of commercial nuclear used fuel in leading U.S. states as of December 31, 2020 (in metric tons of uranium). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185287/us-state-by-state-commercial-nuclear-used-fuel/
NEI. "Volume of Commercial Nuclear Used Fuel in Leading U.S. States as of December 31, 2020 (in Metric Tons of Uranium)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185287/us-state-by-state-commercial-nuclear-used-fuel/
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