Texas lawmakers want to ban dangerous radioactive waste.
Texas lawmakers want to ban dangerous radioactive waste. Texas lawmakers want to ban dangerous radioactive waste. The proposal would give a nuclear waste company a big financial break. A bill advancing in the House seeks to ban spent nuclear fuel, one of the most dangerous types of radioactive waste, from coming to Texas. TEXAS TRIBUNE, BY ERIN DOUGLAS APRIL 8, 2021 As a nuclear waste company’s plan to store the most dangerous type of radioactive waste in West Texas moves forward at the federal level, state lawmakers are aiming to ban the materials from entering the state. Environ...