The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the Department of Energy Office of Civillian Radioactive Waste Managment require all nuclear power plants to place money for each kilowatt hour produced into a fund for nuclear waste disposal. The NRC uses the funds collected to develop waste disposal programs. There is no option currently available for the disposal of high level radioactive waste. The largest project currently under development is the Long Term Geological Storage site at Yucca Mountain.
Ezra Gold ezrg_ltd@uhura.cc.rochester.edu