https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/5-fast-facts-about-spent-nuclear-fuel https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/5-fast-facts-about-spent-... > THE U.S. GENERATES A

https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/5-fast-facts-about-spent-nuclear-fuel https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/5-fast-facts-about-spent-... > THE U.S. GENERATES ABOUT 2,000 METRIC TONS OF SPENT FUEL EACH YEAR This number may sound like a lot, but the volume of the spent fuel assemblies is actually quite small considering the amount of energy they produce. > The amount is roughly equivalent to less than half the volume of an Olympic-sized swimming pool. > And, the clean energy generated from this fuel would be enough to power more than 70 million homes—avoiding more than 400 million metrics tons of carbon dioxide emissions. You say that you have yet to hear a convincing argument but have you been listening?