Nuclear waste in New Mexico feared in Santa Fe, supported in Carlsbad
Under a federal plan, 34 metric tons of plutonium waste would be disposed of using the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad.
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Under a federal plan, 34 metric tons of plutonium waste would be disposed of using the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad.
Carlsbad resident Mary Landreth argued that eastern New Mexico was already at a disproportionate risk of nuclear exposure.
That transition will mean SIMCO must quickly become versed on mining operations, nuclear waste protocols and several large capital projects at the site.
The Department of Energy awarded the $3 billion contract to Bechtel subsidiary Tularosa Basin Range Services doing business as Salado Isolation Mining.
A recent bill introduced by Democrat U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich and Republican Ted Cruz would block federal funds to nuclear waste storage sites.