High-Level Nuclear Waste Proposal Protested By West Texans

“Concerned residents from across the Permian Basin gathered in Midland Tuesday morning to protest an impending proposal by Waste Control Specialists to store 40,000 tons of nuclear reactor waste in Andrews.”

Jacob Ford | Odessa American

Residents of West Texas protest the interim high-level nuclear waste storage that might be headed to Andrews County. Locals are concerned about the possibility of radioactive leaks and what the cost might be to their health, the economy, and the billions of dollars in clean up.