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May 1, 2001 (Next Release: May 1, 2003)
World Cumulative Spent Fuel Projections by Region and Country
Reference Case, 2000-2020 (Thousand Metric Tons of Heavy Metal)
Country 1998 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020
Canada 25.72 27.86 33.86 42.15 50.69 59.40
Mexico 0.16 0.22 0.36 0.48 0.60 0.71
United States 38.38 42.71 53.22 63.86 74.34 82.71
North America 64.26 70.79 87.45 106.49 125.63 142.83
Belgium 2.07 2.31 2.91 3.40 3.91 4.56
Finland 1.28 1.42 1.77 2.07 2.42 2.78
France 28.40 30.48 36.05 41.13 45.82 50.90
Germany 8.80 9.66 11.87 13.99 15.77 17.51
Netherlands 0.35 0.38 0.42 0.46 0.46 0.46
Spain 4.09 4.37 5.20 5.92 6.63 7.24
Sweden 3.67 4.13 5.00 5.82 6.60 7.19
Switzerland 1.43 1.58 1.95 2.33 2.68 2.97
United Kingdom 38.76 41.43 47.50 52.13 55.60 58.39
Western Europe 88.85 95.75 112.68 127.25 139.89 151.99
China 0.22 0.38 0.73 1.89 3.78 6.34
India 2.08 2.75 5.05 7.64 11.30 15.15
Japan 15.29 17.45 23.00 29.42 36.16 43.74
North Korea 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.15 0.30
Pakistan 0.17 0.24 0.46 0.68 0.90 1.18
South Korea 3.72 4.78 8.04 12.49 17.60 22.17
Taiwan 1.99 2.19 2.78 3.76 5.02 6.18
Asia 23.45 27.78 40.07 55.90 74.90 95.07
Armenia 0.36 0.36 0.39 0.39 0.39 0.39
Lithuania 1.69 1.77 2.12 2.12 2.45 2.61
Russia 16.48 17.86 21.25 25.09 28.80 31.77
Ukraine 5.18 6.28 7.37 8.55 9.80 11.13
Former Soviet Union 23.72 26.28 31.14 36.15 41.44 45.91
Bulgaria 1.26 1.47 1.95 2.30 2.54 2.79
Czech Republic 0.56 0.67 1.12 1.70 2.27 2.88
Hungary 0.68 0.82 1.11 1.44 1.77 2.07
Romania 0.17 0.44 1.15 1.77 2.92 4.17
Slovak Republic 0.78 0.89 1.25 1.63 1.88 2.15
Slovenia 0.21 0.23 0.29 0.35 0.40 0.45
Eastern Europe 3.65 4.52 6.88 9.20 11.80 14.50
Argentina 2.27 2.48 2.96 3.51 3.95 4.32
Brazil 0.16 0.16 0.24 0.34 0.50 0.73
Central and South America 2.43 2.64 3.20 3.85 4.45 5.06
Iran 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.23 0.41
Middle East 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.23 0.41
South Africa 0.44 0.54 0.71 0.90 1.10 1.33
Africa 0.44 0.54 0.71 0.90 1.10 1.33
World Total 206.80 228.30 282.12 339.83 399.45 457.09
   Source: Energy Information Administration, Office of Coal, Nuclear, Electric and Alternate Fuels, International Nuclear Model, PC Version- May, 2001.


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