ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - The Albuquerque City Council is opposing the transportation of radioactive waste by railway through the city for temporary storage in southeastern New Mexico.
The Albuquerque Journal reports that city councilors voted 4-3 to voice their opposition to storing spent fuel in a facility in Lea County, halfway between Carlsbad and Hobbs.
The vote was a reaction to a company’s application for a license to store up to 100,000 tons of spent nuclear reactor fuel in a temporary in-ground storage facility.
Holtec International has applied for a 40-year license with Nuclear Regulatory Commission to store thousands of metric tons of nuclear waste at the site.
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Information from: Albuquerque Journal, http://www.abqjournal.com
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