Andrews commissioners will sign resolution opposing high-level nuclear waste storage
A packed Special Meeting held by the Andrews County Commissioners’ Court on July 15, 2021 resulted in a vote to draft up a resolution against the interim storage of high-level nuclear waste in Andrews County. Dozens of residents spoke at the meeting, with a large showing of Waste Control Specialists employees and local residents in opposition.
U.S. Regulators Approve Texas Nuclear Dump Despite Opposition
The federal government issued their license to Interim Storage Partners despite local residents’ concern and majority disapproval of the project. Once a favored issue in Texas, now has become opposed by many. One small leak could contaminate the Permian Basin oil industry. SNF stays radioactive for hundreds of millions of years.
Will Texas high-level nuclear waste ban matter to NRC?
After both the Texas House and Texas Senate passed HB 7 in early September, Governor Greg Abbott signed the bill into law. The law bans high-level nuclear waste from the state, with the exception of hospitals and research centers in Texas that produce the waste.
