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Nuclear power plants low level radioactive waste storage status
Last Update: May 16, 2023
Nuclear power plants low level radioactive waste storage status
(April 2023)

Modern air-conditioned, automated and well-shielded storage facilities have been constructed to ensure enough storage capacity to accommodate all the anticipated LLRW at each NPP. These include two 40,000 drums facilities at Kuosheng NPP, a 23,000 drums and a 40,000 drums facility at Chinshan NPP and a 31,000 drums facility at Maanshan NPP. 
 
Plant Solidified Spent Resin Combustible Compressible Others Total
Chinshan 9,135 6,741 7,630 11,637 9,769 44,912
Kuosheng 26,937 11,627 1,444 2,040 17,168 59,216
Maanshan 2,993 2,300 1,528 1,780 1,340 9,941
Total 39,065 20,668 10,602 15,457 28,277 114,069
*Unit: 55 gallon drums