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Energy company abandons proposal to store nuclear waste at site in New Mexico
Holtec cited strong state opposition and legal challenges as reasons for abandoning its plan to store 100,000 tons of spent nuclear fuel from commercial plants nationwide.
- A private energy company, Holtec International, is abandoning its proposal to store nuclear waste in New Mexico, describing an 'untenable path forward for used fuel storage in New Mexico.'
- New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and the Legislature opposed the project, threatening to withhold state permits.
- Critics, including the Sierra Club, argue that Holtec's decision reveals ongoing challenges in finding suitable locations for nuclear waste storage.
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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…
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