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Across the United States, there is about 100,000 metric tons of spent nuclear fuel from commercial nuclear power plants and nuclear weapons development, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.
Holtec International, a Florida-based company, is asking for a 40-year renewable license that would allow it to store high-level nuclear waste from around the U.S. in New Mexico. NM lawmakers may ban that sort of storage here during this session.
A bill clearly aimed at blocking Holtec International from building an underground storage site for spent nuclear fuel in southeastern New Mexico is moving forward. The House Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Committee voted 5-4 to advance a bill that would ban the storage or disposal of spent nuclear fuel in the state and […]