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West Texas is on track to get even more nuclear waste thanks to the federal government,Texas Tribune, BY ERIN DOUGLAS FEB. 10, 2021 ".....Nuclear debate in Texas The nuclear power industry prides itself on operating no-emissions plants without burning fossil fuels like coal and natural gas, which create the greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change.…
Waste Control Specialists has been disposing of the nation’s low-level nuclear waste including tools, building materials and protective clothing exposed to radioactivity for a decade at a hazardous waste facility in Andrews County, on the New Mexico border. Credit: Eli Hartman for The Texas Tribune
To get rid of eight gallons of water, the U.S. Department of Energy spent $100,000.
It’s little more than half a tank of gasoline in a midsize car, but the radioactive shipment from South Carolina to a West Texas company last fall marked one change that could lead to more nuclear waste traveling to Texas waste that, until recently, was considered too dangerous to be disposed of.
West Texas is on track to get even more nuclear waste thanks to the federal government
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Waste Control Specialists has been disposing of the nation’s low-level nuclear waste including tools, building materials and protective clothing exposed to radioactivity for a decade at a hazardous waste facility in Andrews County, on the New Mexico border. (Credit: Eli Hartman for The Texas Tribune)
To get rid of eight gallons of water, the U.S. Department of Energy spent $100,000.
It’s little more than half a tank of gasoline in a midsize car, but the radioactive shipment from South Carolina to a West Texas company last fall marked one change that could lead to more nuclear waste traveling to Texas waste that, until recently, was considered too dangerous to be disposed of.