Nuclear power in scale
A standard 1000 MW water reactor annually generates (directly and indirectly) around 200 – 350 m3 of low and medium radioactive waste. Annually, about 20 m3 (27 tonnes) of spent fuel are generated and this volume decreases to 3 m3 after processing (vitrification)
350 м3
Volume of detached house
300 м3
Volume of low and medium radioactive waste
20 м3
Volume of spent nuclear fuel (OYG)
3 м3
Volume of high-radioactive waste after processing of OIG