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Rank   Countries  Amount  (top to bottom)   
#1   United States: 2,100 
#2   Canada: 1,340 
#3   France: 1,130 
#4   Japan: 964 
#5   United Kingdom: 820 
#6   Germany: 450 
#7   Korea, South: 364 
#8   Sweden: 238 
#9   Spain: 192 
#10   Belgium: 80 
#11   Finland: 71 
#12   Switzerland: 64 
#13   Hungary: 55 
#14   Czech Republic: 45 
#15   Mexico: 42 
#16   Netherlands: 12 
Total: 7,967  
Weighted average: 497.9  


DEFINITION: Wastes from spent fuel arising in nuclear power plants, measured in terms of heavy metal. Data for 1998 or latest available year.

SOURCE: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris, France, OECD Environmental Data Compendium

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