RankCountryImports of Spent (irradiated) fuel elements (cartridges) of nuclear reactors in USD (2010)
1Qatar$1,215,174
2Jordan$811,211
3United States$300,000
4Russia$247,971
5Botswana$156,703
6Australia$103,503
7Nigeria$91,229
8Ghana$56,950
9Syria$49,342
10Luxembourg$38,699
11Austria$33,701
12Egypt$23,927
13Ecuador$7,320
14France$2,651
15Costa Rica$2,075
16Kenya$2,075
17Samoa$1,729
18Switzerland$1,392
19Tanzania$553
20Belgium$321
21Ethiopia$292
22Sweden$278
23Indonesia$225
24Bahamas, The$165
25Mozambique$123
26Malawi$14
Country2005200620072008200920102011
Algeria   $2,291   
Australia  $865$4,302$377,806$103,503 
Austria$59,718$68,112$50,159$60,144$10,475$33,701 
Bahamas, The $1,835   $165 
Bahrain   $7,886$4,066  
Barbados  $1,409    
Belgium$30,011  $4,913 $321 
Bhutan$20      
Bolivia    $3,140  
Botswana$4,430$5,494$2,006$150,894$122,685$156,703$98,333
Burundi    $414  
Canada$11,840$2,239$18,344$32,997   
Costa Rica   $2,609$4,705$2,075 
Czech Republic   $13,955$8,490  
Denmark$11,580$33,051     
Dominican Republic$804$1,498$510   $40,846
East Timor$11      
Ecuador   $8,143$10,700$7,320$9,231
Egypt$102,617$667$98,192$137,624$8,892$23,927$155,721
Ethiopia$443    $292 
France $107,977$290,975$120,826 $2,651$2,783
Germany$2,000  $84,000   
Ghana$397 $16$1,438$224$56,950$68,847
Greece$3,269$13,620$11,550$8,283   
Indonesia$22,427$5,000$13,993$4,171 $225 
Israel$3,000$4,000     
Italy$41,899$119 $273,892  $3,036
Jordan     $811,211 
Kenya     $2,075 
Kuwait $136,974$96,902$90,839   
Luxembourg  $20,821$22,673$23,382$38,699$1,105
Malawi    $650$14$745
Malaysia$371,831$18,410$8,636$7,776  $9,871
Malta   $2,468   
Morocco $127,339     
Mozambique   $1,536$2,496$123 
Namibia$13,943$7,280$3,349$16,338   
Nepal    $2,945  
Netherlands $10,050$2,745$129,667   
Netherlands Antilles$5,971      
New Zealand   $19,344$18,337  
Nicaragua$960   $3,047  
Nigeria    $9,364$91,229 
Norway$4,412 $11,951$12,331$400 $6,364
Oman$30,398$5,886$34,380$185,501$11,717  
Portugal $4,213$14    
Qatar$918,981$962,364$1,441,714$1,036,129 $1,215,174 
Russia$260,132$882,245$1,103,657$940,225$55,975$247,971$511,757
Rwanda  $6,346 $528 $1,697
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines    $121  
Samoa  $307 $102$1,729$2,292
Singapore    $25,950  
South Africa$30,021 $19,507 $85,578  
Spain $138$214$14,182,257$95  
Sri Lanka$1,016$4,837$5,675$2,828$976 $1
Sudan $962$2,600$245   
Swaziland$12,185$37,111$17,485    
Sweden$17,280$5,434$12,317  $278$2,621
Switzerland$5,798$17   $1,392$745
Syria     $49,342 
Tanzania $5,967 $1,188$1,769$553 
Thailand$3,687$6,156 $5,639   
Tunisia$31,965   $33  
Uganda    $164  
United Arab Emirates$14,560 $157,853    
United States$2,910$11,281$9,635$75,389 $300,000$355,442
Vietnam    $127,811  
Yemen $73,592$85,749    
Zambia$1,887  $112$305  
Zimbabwe $401$499