When uranium fuel has been used in a reactor for a period of time, it is no longer satisfactory than before for the splitting of atoms and was well as the producing of heat to make the electricity. That is called 'spent". 1/4 to a 1/3 of the fuel spent, is removed for each reactor in a period of time of 12 to 18 months approximately and then new fuel is replaced. The responsible for regulates the possession, transportation, storage and disposal of spent fuel of the reactors is the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) because they regulates all commercial reactors in the United States, such as, nuclear power plants that produce electricity and university research reactors. The Spent nuclear fuel is dangerous because is highly radioactive. It will be fatal without a shield. After 10 year of the removal of the spent fuel, the radiation still exceeds 20,000 rems per hour. 5,000 rems will be cause immediate incapacitation and death just in one week. .
In U.S we have a total of 65 commercially operating nuclear power plants with 99 nuclear reactors in the U.S. Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. Allen's Creek Nuclear Power Plant, Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, South Texas Nuclear Generating Station, and Victoria County Station are Nuclear power plants in Texas. Allen's Creek is one of the Nuclear power plants in Texas. This plant was canceled in 1982. The Allens Creek Nuclear Power Plant proposed a nuclear power in Wallis, Texas, 50 miles from Houston. This plant was consisting of two 1,150 MWe. It was for boiling water from General electric. Ordered in 1973 by Houston Lighting and Power Company (HL&P), However they had public opposition, fueled in part by press coverage of problems at other nuclear plants around U.
