Energy company abandons proposal to store nuclear waste at site in New Mexico

Holtec abandons plan to build New Mexico storage facility for spent nuclear fuel

The state Legislature in 2023 passed a bill meant to block building a storage facility like Holtec's without state consent.

Holtec no longer seeks to store nuclear waste in New Mexico

In a statement Thursday to Source, the governor said she is glad Holtec heard the state’s “strenuous objections,” citing the state law, and withdrew its plans.

Energy company abandons proposal to store nuclear waste at site in New Mexico

A private energy company is abandoning a proposal to store nuclear waste at a site in southeastern New Mexico.

Holtec abandons plans for private New Mexico nuclear waste site

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and other state officials opposed the project.

Holtec abandons nuclear waste project in New Mexico

by Energy News updated October 9, 2025, https://energynews.oedigital.com/energy-markets/2025/10/09/holtec-abandons-nuclear-waste-project-in-new-mexico Holtec, a private nuclear power company, announced this week that it was abandoning a plan to store radioactive waste in New Mexico despite a U.S. Supreme Court decision in June which gave some hope for projects aiming at storing the material. The Supreme Court threw away a legal challenge in June…

Energy company abandons nuclear waste storage plan in New Mexico

Holtec International withdraws its plan to store nuclear waste in New Mexico amid state opposition and ongoing national spent fuel challenges.