The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) estimated in 2023 that spent fuel storage from a 1,000 MW conventional nuclear reactor over 40 years results in 10,000 metric tons of CO2e emissions, representing approximately 1% of the reactor's total lifecycle emissions.

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• Person: Not available Organization: Congressional Research Service
  Nuclear Energy and Climate Change Mitigation

Sources

• Nuclear Energy and Climate Change Mitigation www.everycrsreport.com Congressional Research Service via serper

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• Nuclear Regulatory Commission entity
• life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions concept