US EditionSupreme Court Clears the Way for Nuclear Waste Storage
- The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 18 to allow a licensed private interim nuclear waste storage facility to proceed in West Texas.
- This ruling reverses a federal appeals court block and follows stalled permanent plans at Yucca Mountain amid strong local opposition.
- Interim Storage Partners, licensed in 2021, plans to store up to 40,000 metric tons of spent fuel at Andrews County, with potential for 40-year renewals.
- Experts report that approximately 90,000 metric tons of used nuclear fuel are stored at more than 70 locations nationwide, with the amount increasing by about 2,000 tons each year, while countries such as Finland and Sweden advance their international storage initiatives.
- The decision removes legal obstacles but state opposition persists; it may reinvigorate similar efforts in New Mexico and underscores the ongoing national storage impasse.
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The Supreme Court just issued a ruling on nuclear waste. What does that mean for San Onofre?
A place to perhaps store at least some of the 3.55 million pounds of waste sitting at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station remains in play after a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court — but plenty of hurdles loom before the spent fuel ever gets moved off the beach. In a 6-3 decision issued Wednesday, the high court said the Nuclear Regulatory Commission was within its rights to grant a 40-year lease to a private company in West Texas that wante…
Supreme Court clears way for temporary nuclear waste storage in Texas and NM
Supreme Court clears the way for temporary nuclear waste storage in Texas and New MexicoBy Mark Sherman, Associated Press, and Emily Foxhall, The Texas TribuneJune 19, 2025"Supreme Court clears the way for temporary nuclear waste storage in Texas and New Mexico" was first published by The Texas Trib...
Supreme Court clears the way for nuclear waste storage
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - The Supreme Court in a 6-3 ruling cleared the way for a West Texas facility to store nuclear waste on Wednesday. Justice Brett Kavanaugh, writing for the court, said Texas didn't have the right to sue to stop the Nuclear Regulatory Commission from issuing a temporary license for spent nuclear fuel storage. "It's very stable, very safe, stored inside some very robust containers," said Steve Nesbit, a nuclear engineer and …
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