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DEFINITION:
Wastes from spent fuel arising in nuclear power plants, measured in terms of heavy metal. Data for 1998 or latest available year. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
CONTENTS
# |
COUNTRY |
AMOUNT |
DATE |
GRAPH |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | CanadaCanada | 44.3 | 1998 | |
2 | SwedenSweden | 26.89 | 1998 | |
3 | FranceFrance | 18.78 | 1998 | |
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 16.3 | 1998 | ||
4 | United KingdomUnited Kingdom | 14.02 | 1998 | |
5 | FinlandFinland | 13.78 | 1998 | |
6 | SwitzerlandSwitzerland | 9 | 1998 | |
7 | South KoreaSouth Korea | 7.86 | 1998 | |
8 | BelgiumBelgium | 7.84 | 1998 | |
9 | JapanJapan | 7.63 | 1998 | |
10 | United StatesUnited States | 7.61 | 1998 | |
11 | GermanyGermany | 5.48 | 1998 | |
12 | HungaryHungary | 5.36 | 1998 | |
13 | SpainSpain | 4.83 | 1998 | |
14 | Czech RepublicCzech Republic | 4.37 | 1998 | |
15 | NetherlandsNetherlands | 0.764 | 1998 | |
16 | MexicoMexico | 0.417 | 1998 |