AdvertisementRuling Could Help Break The Nuclear-Waste LogjamJune 13, 2012Christopher JoycefacebookEmailAbout 70,000 tons of used nuclear fuel sits mostly at power plants across the country. Much is kept underwater in spent fuel pools, but utility companies have been moving the fuel into concrete and steel casks like these in Richland, Wash. Energy Northwest CEO Vic Parrish (center) tours the facility with Reps. Doc Hastings (left) and Jay Inslee. (AP)