1.   Other countries avoided the unpleasant side effects of reprocessing by storing the used fuel in dry stores.

2.   Normally, only a third of the used fuel is allowed in the tank.

3.   The plant treats used fuel, recovering uranium and plutonium that can be re-used, and making the waste easier to store.

4.   Perry is hearing a lawsuit filed last fall by South Carolina officials attempting to stop the shipments of used nuclear fuel.

5.   Past shipments of used nuclear fuel have been controversial in the Caribbean, drawing complaints from the Caribbean Community and Puerto Rico.

6.   Another serious problem is the lack of capacity to store the used nuclear fuel and other radioactive waste.

7.   Another serious problem is lack of capacity to store used nuclear fuel and other radioactive waste.

8.   It was built to burn used fuel, transform it to new plutonium fuel and produce electricity.

9.   Japan sends used nuclear fuel to France, where it is reprocessed into plutonium.

10.   Mitrokhin said Russia had neither financial nor technological capabilities to store used nuclear fuel from foreign countries.