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A Supreme Court ruling on nuclear waste spotlights U.S. storage woes

The United States has no long-term storage for its 90,000 metric tons of spent fuel

A person stands next to a row of large concrete cylinders used for storing nuclear waste.

Much of the United States’ nuclear waste is stored in dry casks, like these at the decommissioned Big Rock Point nuclear plant in Michigan.

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By Emily Conover

Nuclear power is key to the United States’ plans to satisfy the nation’s growing energy needs.