The Nuclear Regulatory Commission grants license to facility just across the Texas state line near Eunice; opposition from both states sure to follow The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced Monday it has issued a license for spent nuclear fuel storage in Andrews County, Texas. Interim Storage Partners (ISP), a joint venture of Waste Control Specialists LLC (WCS) and Orano USA, …

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A member of New Mexico’s congressional delegation wants to ensure a “sound and robust” scientific review is done before federal regulators decide whether to sign off on plans for a multibillion-dollar temporary storage facility for spent nuclear fuel. U.S. Rep. Xochitl Torres Small in an interview with The Associated Press acknowledged that the growing stockpile of …