How does Progress Energy manage used nuclear fuel?
Progress Energy currently uses wet storage pools (concrete-and-steel, water-filled vaults) and dry storage canisters to store spent nuclear fuel. The company has managed used nuclear fuel and other spent fuel by-products safely and efficiently for more than 35 years. To date, no permanent used fuel disposal exists because the U.S. government has not fulfilled its commitment to open and operate a permanent spent fuel repository. Progress Energy customers have contributed more than $660 million to the high-level nuclear waste fund to support the effort to develop a permanent disposal facility.
