Regulators Limit Scope of a Texas Nuclear Waste Site Debate
Environmental groups opposing plans to transport spent nuclear fuel from the nation’s power plants to a remote corner of West Texas discovered Friday they will not be able to argue their case to regulators as expansively as they had hoped. A panel of administrative judges with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission decided to limit the arguments commissioners will consider as they weigh whether to approve the plan put forth by Interim Storage Partners.
Why a West Texas Oil Town Wants the USA’s Nuclear Waste
As Blake Roberts bounced along a single-lane dirt road in his red Ford Super Duty pickup he pointed to a pumpjack bobbing in the West Texas heat. “Everything we do revolves around oil,” Roberts said as he neared his home outside the town of Andrews in the heart of the booming Permian Basin oil field.
Fasken: A Nuclear Site in Andrews Could Harm Oil Industry
“The most concerning thing for us is our communities and our workers in the oilfield and that potential contamination,” said Tommy Taylor, Fasken director of Oil and Gas Development, in an interview.
A Debate Has Begun On a Nuclear Waste Site in Andrews County
Opponents of a proposal to store nuclear waste in Andrews County will speak before a U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission panel at a hearing Wednesday. Representatives for environmental groups and oil companies are set to present 50 contentions regarding “health, safety and economic risks, as well as the legality of licensing the facility,” according to a press release.
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.
Gov. Grisham’s Letter On Opposing a Proposed Nuclear Site
Southeastern New Mexico is a leading force of the state’s agricultural production. Lea and Eddy Counties, where the proposed Holtec CISF site is located, produces $300 million of New Mexico’s agricultural industry every year. In an opposition letter sent to the U.S. Department of Energy and the Nuclear Regulatory Committee, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham makes clear that this proposed site for nuclear waste is a terrible idea for the region.
Why a Domestic Violence Bill Was Vetoed By Abbott
In a veto statement late Wednesday afternoon, Abbott said the bill was a “laudable effort to address domestic violence, until someone slipped in an ill-considered giveaway to a radioactive waste disposal facility. Unfortunately, the bill author’s good ideas about domestic violence have been dragged down by a bad idea about radioactive waste.”
Why Radioactive Waste in West Texas Can Hurt Oil Industry
A proposal to take in more out-of-state waste at a West Texas radioactive waste disposal site has encountered an unlikely argument against it: that it can harm the booming oil and gas industry.
Holtec Wins Battle for Their Nuclear Waste Storage Facility
Holtec International has won a round in its fight to open a nuclear-waste storage facility, but the company’s opponents say they’re not giving up. A three-judge panel this week rejected nearly 50 objections to the Camden firm’s proposal for a “consolidated interim storage facility” that would initially hold up to 8,680 metric tons of uranium in a remote area of southeastern New Mexico.
How a West Texas Oil Boom Is Impacting the U.S. Oil Boom
This year the region is expected to generate an average of 3.9 million barrels per day, roughly a third of total U.S. oil production, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. That’s enough to make the U.S., as of late 2018, the world’s largest producer of crude. The windfall has turned a nation long reliant on foreign oil into a net exporter in a few short years.