Let me try again.
There are 436 operating nuclear power plants in the world, those operating power plants produce 374,411 MW(e)
Whenever 1000 MW(e) is generated by a nuclear power plant it leaves 30 tonnes of highly radioactive material behind.
If all the plants produce 374,411 MW(e) and each 1000 MW(e) leaves 30 tonnes of material behind, then by generating 374,411 MW(e) of power we will leave 374.411 times 30 tonnes of material behind. Which is 11,232.33 tonnes. Sorry, decimal in the wrong place in the earlier calculation.
Actually the energy from a ton of the so called waste is MORE energetic than the ton of uranium that goes in to the reactor. The reason is that mass is converted to energy in the process of controlled chain reaction, otherwise breeder reactors would not be possible to make.
By the way the US alone has more than 65,000 tons of the stuff, according to the web site: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-09/energy-week-ahead-nrc-s-chief-to-testify-on-nuclear-waste-plans.html
Each ton off material contains one million grams, and each gram of uranium gives off about the same amount of energy as burning three tonnes of coal.
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