[en] South Carolina is host to a large number of nuclear industries and activities. Sixty-three percent of our electricity is generated at commercial nuclear stations. The Savannah River Site, located in the Aiken-Barnwell region, is a major part of the Department of Energy (DOE) weapons complex. Because of this, South Carolina has a greater share of residues resulting from nuclear-related activities than all but a few states. For the purposes of this assessment, nuclear residues are defined as those materials generated during the maintenance, operation, and decommissioning of facilities that handle nuclear materials. They consist of a wide variety of materials including metal components, fuel, control equipment, filters, resins, structural materials, protective clothing and much more. South Carolina has millions of cubic feet of nuclear residues and must find effective, ecologically beneficial ways to manage, reduce, and (when possible) re-use this material. The objective of this assessment is two fold: (1) to determine if a viable industry could be established in South Carolina to reduce the total volume of contaminated metallic residues by reclamation and reuse, and (2) to determine if it is feasible and beneficial for the state to become involved in the management and storage of the spent nuclear fuel