New Mexico lawmakers send bill against nuke waste to House Floor
The bill would prevent the state from issuing permits to any facility that stores nuclear waste without state consent and a permanent repository.
Source: currentargus.com
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The bill would prevent the state from issuing permits to any facility that stores nuclear waste without state consent and a permanent repository.
A company proposed building the storage site to hold up to 40,000 metric tons of waste as an expansion of an existing facility in Andrews, Texas
The bill was written in response to a proposal to build a temporary storage facility for spent fuel near the Eddy-Lea County line.