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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 77,000 drums facility at Chinshan NPP and a 30,000 drums facility at Maanshan NPP.
*Unit: 55 gallon drums
Storage Status of Low-Level Radioactive Waste from Nuclear Power Plants
Last Update: Aug 25, 2026
Nuclear power plants low level radioactive waste storage status
(Jul.2026)
(Jul.2026)
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 77,000 drums facility at Chinshan NPP and a 30,000 drums facility at Maanshan NPP.
| Plant | Solidified | Spent Resin | Combustible | Compressible | Others | Total |
| Chinshan | 9,183 | 6,885 | 4,369 | 12,033 | 11,595 | 44,065 |
| Kuosheng | 27,093 | 12,088 | 1,440 | 3,423 | 17,720 | 61,764 |
| Maanshan | 3,067 | 2,434 | 1,383 | 1,846 | 1,406 | 10,136 |
| Total | 39,343 | 21,407 | 7,192 | 17,302 | 30,721 | 115,969 |
