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Following interim spent fuel storage, waste is generally transported to longer-term storage or Final Disposition. Typically this consists of depositing the nuclear waste(s), in casks, into a large repository adequately separated from human population centers.
FAS Resources on Uranium Conversion:
Civilian Nuclear Waste Disposal
Overview of Uranium Production
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