The July 6th community meeting hosted by the Andrews County Commissioners’ Court in Andrews, Texas showcased the uncertainty in which county leaders are feeling in regards to the Interim Storage Partners’ plan for storing spent nuclear fuel in the county.
Judge Charlie Falcon told the newspaper reporter after the meeting on Tuesday that he would not comment on whether or not the Court opposed or supported ISP’s plan. He claims that in order for a vote to take place, there would need to be a motion and the vote added to the next Court’s meeting agenda. The Court meets every Tuesday morning.
There were several local residents that spoke out against high-level nuclear waste at the July 6 meeting, with some vocalizing their support of WCS but not of high-level nuclear waste storage in Andrews.
Currently the decision remains at the county level as the Texas legislature did not address the issue in May. But the environmental impact statement, or EIS, is due to be released by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission by the end of the month, meaning licensing is just around the corner. If Andrews plans on publicly dissenting to the feds, they must act quickly.
