News Stories
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Japan says it has so far detected no abnormalities at nuclear power plants
New York Times 3/16/21 -
Oil companies join fight against US nuclear waste facilities
Beaumont Enterprise 3/11/21 -
A private company got federal approval to store nuclear waste in Texas. The state is fighting back.
Washington Post 9/15/21 -
Nuclear waste in the oil patch? Feds spark clash with Texas
E&E News 9/15/21 - Spent fuel facility receives NRC license days after Texas moves to ban it
Nuclear Newswire 9/14/21 -
Texas bans storage of highly radioactive waste, but a West Texas facility may get a license from the feds anyway
Texas Tribune 9/10/21 -
Debate over radioactive waste storage in West Texas revived by Greg Abbott’s special session agenda
Dallas Morning News 8/24/21 -
State lawmakers again try to ban most dangerous nuclear waste as feds consider allowing it at West Texas site
Texas Tribune 8/23/21 -
NRC expected to release reports for Andrews site this month
Midland Reporter-Telegram 7/27/21 -
Radioactive waste storage bill derailed in the Texas House on a technicality
Corpus Christi Caller-Times 5/5/21 -
Texas radioactive waste disposal company seeking break from state fees and surcharges
USA TODAY NETWORK 4/8/21 -
Nuclear waste project in southeast New Mexico delayed as feds demand answers
Carlsbad Current-Argus 4/2/21 - Semis hauling millions of radioactive loads across the country
WKRC News Local 12 Cincinnati 2/18/21 - Remember That Time a Nuclear Weapons Bunker Blew Up in San Antonio?
Texas Monthly November 2020 - Texas governor opposes interim storage site
Energy Wire 10/01/20 - Nuclear waste could travel through Dallas-Fort Worth if West Texas plan is approved
Fort Worth Star-Telegram 9/24/20 - Pandemic Allows for New Front in Fight Against Southwest Nuclear Waste Storage Contracts
MorningConsult.com 7/10/20 - Federal officials recommend storage of nuclear waste in West Texas
KOSA/CBS7 5/07/20 - Feds Give Thumbs-Up to West Texas Nuclear Waste Plan
Courthouse News Service 5/06/20 - Why should NM store nation’s nuclear waste?
Albuquerque Journal 4/03/20 - Opponents of nuke site near Carlsbad call for delay on permitting amid COVID-19 outbreak
Carlsbad Current Argus 4/01/20 - Energy Secretary Perry says he is resigning by year’s end
AP News 10/19/19 - NorthStar: Vermont Yankee demolition ahead of schedule
Brattleboro Reformer 10/18/19 - Greg Abbott Signals Limits To Nuclear Waste Disposal In Texas With Bill Veto
Texas Standard 6/7/19 - An amendment about waste facility fees was added to a widely supported domestic violence bill. Will it stick?
Texas Tribune 5/25/19 - How a radioactive waste fees amendment was tied to a domestic violence bill
Austin American Statesman 5/25/19 - US Panel Hears Arguments in Nuclear Waste Storage Case
Associated Press 01/23/19 - Federal government discloses it already shipped plutonium to Nevada, without state’s knowledge or consent
The Nevada Independent 01/31/19 - State Of Washington Lambastes Drumpf Administration Plan To Reclassify Nuke Waste
Associated Press 1/9/19 - County judge candidates: Nuclear waste resolution reflects community sentiments
Midland County Reporter 10/04/18 - Congressional candidates address nuclear waste transport
Midland Reporter-Telegram 10/02/18 - NRC Staff Urges Rejection of Motions to Dismiss Spent Fuel Storage Applications
Rad Waste Monitor 9/28/18 - Environmental Groups Warn Nuclear Waste May Travel Through San Antonio by Rail
San Antonio Current, 9/26/18 Sanford Nowlin - Anti-nuclear waste tour kicks off in Houston
The Texas Tribune 9/25/18 Matt Zdun - Activists protest plan to transport nuclear waste to Texas
San Antonio Express News 9/19/18 - A Texas waste storage plan is back. So is the opposition
EE News 09/11/18 - French Orano opens uranium conversion plant despite glut
Reuters News 09/10/18 - Spent nuclear waste burial halted at San Onofre until NRC can probe ‘near miss’ with canister
Orange County Register 8/24/18 - Holtec arrives at City Council
Roswell Daily Record 08/22/18 - Discussions on Holtec facility continue amid concerns
Albuquerque Journal 08/16/18 - Las Cruces council votes down nuclear storage facility
Albuquerque Journal 7/26/18 - Opposition rallies ahead of public hearing on Holtec site
Carlsbad Current Argus 7/17/18 - Banner Drops Spotlight Nuclear Devastation in New Mexico
New Mexico Poor People’s Campaign 06/04/18 - Holtec Pitches a Precursor to Yucca Mountain for Nuclear Waste
Bloomberg News 05/31/18 - Nuclear waste storage project opposed by many during public meeting
Albuquerque Journal 05/22/18 - Planned repository for high-level nuclear waste in Lea County draws opposition
Santa Fe New Mexican 05/22/18 - New Mexico lawmakers hear arguments on temporary nuclear waste storage
Santa Fe New Mexican 05/18/18 - Nuclear waste could be headed to West Texas under house bill
Houston Chronicle 05/10/18 - Congress keen on N.M. interim storage, locals not so much
E&E News 05/9/18 - Public Meeting on Proposed Lea Co. Interim Nuke Storage Site Slated for Tuesday
Seminole Sentinel 04/27/18 - Activists protest nuclear storage proposal
Roswell Daily Record 04/13/18 - Nuclear waste storage concerns expressed
KOB4 Eyewitness News 04/12/18 - Proposed nuclear storage site debate heats up; Activists plan news conference today in Roswell
Roswell Daily Record 04/11/18 - Nuclear Issues Study Group Roundhouse Report
Albuquerque Center for Peace and Justice 03/27/18 - New Nuclear Energy and Fuel Waste Storage Facilities Emerging Near Carlsbad?
Carlsbad Current Argus 03/26/18 - Edison Reveals Design Flaws In New Canisters Storing Nuclear Waste At San Onofre
KPBS Public Broadcasting 03/23/18 - Plan to store spent nuclear fuel rods in NM
Albuquerque Journal 03/16/18 - Orano, WCS Aim to Revive Spent Fuel Storage Project
Exchange Monitor 03/14/18 - ELEA moves one step closer
Hobbs News-Sun 03/04/18 - Interim nuclear waste storage facility moves closer to opening, despite critics
Carlsbad Current-Argus 03/02/18 - Proposal advances to store nuclear waste in New Mexico
Associated Press 03/02/18 - New ownership could revive Texas waste plan
E&E News 2/01/18 - WCS is bought by private equity firm
Midland Reporter-Telegram 1/26/18 - Groups plan opposition to proposed nuclear fuel site
Rosewell Daily Record 12/09/17 - As Historic Flooding Grips Texas, Groups Demand Nuclear Plant Be Shut Down
Common Dreams 08/30/17 - Credible Threat of Severe Accident at Texas Nuclear Reactors Still Running During Hurricane
Common Dreams 08/29/17 - Power outages add to woes in water-soaked Texas
EE News 08/29/17 - Dallas County officials to weigh in on Texas radioactive dump site proposal
Dallas Morning News 04/03/17 - Nuke firm eyes site near WIPP for temporary waste storage
Santa Fe – The New Mexican 03/31/17 - San Antonio passes ordinance opposing nuclear waste transport
San Antonio Express-News, 03/31/17 Brendan Gibbons - Texas sues feds — including Rick Perry — for failing to license nuclear waste facility
The Texas Tribune 03/16/17 - City considering opposing nuclear waste transport
San Antonio Express-News 03/09/17 - Activists call for city to oppose waste deliveries through city limits
Midland Reporter-Telegram 02/28/17 - In West Texas, spent fuel storage seeks a foothold
E&E News 02/24/17 - Bexar County commissioners say no to nuclear waste shipments
San Antonio Express News 02/22/17 - We Do NOT Consent – Public Scoping Meetings
Blog Post 02/16/17 - Speakers encourage NRC to rethink waste storage plan
Midland Reporter Telegram 02/16/17 - Residents get vocal about a proposed radioactive waste disposal plant
CBS7 News 02/16/17 - Public Forum Split Over Nuclear Facility
ABC2 News 02/15/17 - Andrews community speak up about possible high level nuclear waste site
News West 9 02/15/17 - Debate held on bringing high-level radioactive waste to west Texas
CBS7 News 02/10/17 - Public Citizen: Andrews nuke waste site an open target for terrorism
Midland Reporter-Telegram 02/09/17 - Nuke waste may be hauled through Texas
San Antonio Express News 02/05/17 - Plan to bring high-level nuclear waste to West Texas gains steam
Odessa American 02/03/17 - Senate committee postpones Zinke, Perry votes
The Hill 01/23/17 - ‘Learning Curve’ as Rick Perry Pursues a Job He Initially Misunderstood
New York Times 01/18/2017 - Feds sue to block acquisition of Dallas radioactive waste company
Texas Tribune 11/18/16 - DOE Seeks More Information on Private Interim Nuclear Waste Storage Facilities
POWER Magazine 10/31/16 - WCS: Environmental study amid application process makes sense
The Midland Reporter 11/05/16 - NRC seeks safety details about proposed nuclear waste site
Odessa American 7/24/16 - License application for Andrews nuclear waste site missing key safety, security details
KXXV News 6/30/16 - Two Train Crew Members Found Dead After Texas Crash
Amarillo Globe-News /Associated Press 6/29/16 - PG&E to close Diablo Canyon, California’s last nuclear power plant
LA Times 6/21/16 - West Texas Site Applies for Nuke Waste License
Medill News Service via The Texas Tribune 4/28/16