Holtec walks away from nuclear waste project in New Mexico (Reuters)
“Private nuclear power company Holtec said this week it is walking away from a project to store nuclear waste in New Mexico, despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in June that gave some hope to projects aiming to store the radioactive material.
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But New Mexico state lawmakers and Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham have opposed storing the waste at the site even temporarily, fearing that in the absence of permanent U.S. site for nuclear waste it would become a permanent fix.
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“It’s been clear for years that most New Mexicans oppose spent fuel storage and disposal in the state. We’re glad that Holtec has finally recognized that reality,” said Don Hancock, director of the nuclear waste safety program at the Southwest Research and Information Center in Albuquerque.”