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Pollution nuclear waste by country. Definition, graph and map.
 

Environment Statistics > Pollution > Nuclear waste (most recent) by country


Showing latest available data.
Rank   Countries  Amount 
# 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 via NationMaster

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