FEDERAL REGULATORS ARE CONSIDERING A PLAN TO ALLOW THE TEMPORARY STORAGE OF SPENT FUEL FROM COMMERCIAL NUCLEAR REACTORS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AT A PROPOSED SITE BETWEEN HOBBS AND CARLSBAD.
THE FIRST MEETING HOSTED BY THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION IS MONDAY, IN ROSWELL. OTHER MEETINGS ARE SET FOR TUESDAY IN HOBBS AND THURSDAY IN CARLSBAD.
HOLTEC INTERNATIONAL WANTS TO BUILD A BELOW GROUND SPACE TO HOUSE TONS OF SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL…AND IS ASKING FOR A 40-YEAR LICENSE.
