Tag: Nuclear Waste Storage

Supreme Court rejects challenge to New Mexico nuclear site

Supreme Court declines challenge to New Mexico nuclear fuel site The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a legal challenge to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) licensing of a proposed interim storage site for spent nuclear fuel in southeast New Mexico, ending the latest judicial effort to block the project at the federal level. …

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Holtec Drops Plan for New Mexico Nuclear Waste Site

Holtec Ends Pursuit of New Mexico Nuclear Waste Storage Project Holtec International announced it will no longer move forward with plans to operate a nuclear waste storage site in southeast New Mexico, ending a multi-year effort marked by intense public resistance and legal challenges. The decision comes two years after the company received a federal …

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