Spent nuclear fuel to be stored directly is first stored in the proximity of the nuclear facility and then it is disposed of, without being reprocessed.
Spent nuclear fuel is highly radioactive.
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Expected spent nuclear fuel after nuclear phase-out in Germany 2023, by origin
A recent forecast estimated that after the phase-out of nuclear energy in Germany in , the spent nuclear fuel to be stored directly would amount to roughly * tons of heavy metal, almost entirely produced in nuclear power plants. Around tons of spent nuclear fuel from nuclear power facilities and research, development, and demonstration reactors would be reprocessed and stored afterward. Reprocessing spent nuclear fuel is a process used to separate nuclear waste from other materials that can be recovered and reused.
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Bundesamt für die Sicherheit der nuklearen Entsorgung. (February 20, 2023). Forecast mass of spent nuclear fuel after nuclear power phase-out in Germany in February 2023, by origin and disposal (in tons of heavy metal) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/1378600/mass-of-spent-nuclear-fuel-germany-by-origin-and-disposal/
Bundesamt für die Sicherheit der nuklearen Entsorgung. "Forecast mass of spent nuclear fuel after nuclear power phase-out in Germany in February 2023, by origin and disposal (in tons of heavy metal)." Chart. February 20, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/1378600/mass-of-spent-nuclear-fuel-germany-by-origin-and-disposal/
Bundesamt für die Sicherheit der nuklearen Entsorgung. (2023). Forecast mass of spent nuclear fuel after nuclear power phase-out in Germany in February 2023, by origin and disposal (in tons of heavy metal). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/1378600/mass-of-spent-nuclear-fuel-germany-by-origin-and-disposal/
Bundesamt für die Sicherheit der nuklearen Entsorgung. "Forecast Mass of Spent Nuclear Fuel after Nuclear Power Phase-out in Germany in February 2023, by Origin and Disposal (in Tons of Heavy Metal)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 20 Feb 2023, /statistics/1378600/mass-of-spent-nuclear-fuel-germany-by-origin-and-disposal/
Bundesamt für die Sicherheit der nuklearen Entsorgung, Forecast mass of spent nuclear fuel after nuclear power phase-out in Germany in February 2023, by origin and disposal (in tons of heavy metal) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1378600/mass-of-spent-nuclear-fuel-germany-by-origin-and-disposal/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
Forecast mass of spent nuclear fuel after nuclear power phase-out in Germany in February 2023, by origin and disposal (in tons of heavy metal) [Graph], Bundesamt für die Sicherheit der nuklearen Entsorgung, February 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1378600/mass-of-spent-nuclear-fuel-germany-by-origin-and-disposal/
