State laws protect New Mexico despite SCOTUS nuclear storage ruling against Texas, experts say

State laws protect New Mexico despite SCOTUS nuclear storage ruling against Texas, experts say

A rendering of the proposed nuclear waste storage site by Holtec International. (Courtesy of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission)The Supreme Court’s ruling Wednesday in favor of a company seeking to store nuclear waste in Texas has implications for neighboring New Mexico’s fight to prevent a similar facility being built here. But the ruling does not mean New Mexicans should expect truckloads of radioactive material to arrive anytime soon, advocate…