Holtec has officially abandoned its proposal to build a temporary nuclear waste storage facility in New Mexico, ending years of political and legal battles over the controversial project. (Axios)
Holtec and local partners concluded there was “no viable path forward.” The project had been licensed by the NRC and reaffirmed by the Supreme Court earlier this year, but state opposition made it politically untenable.Â
NM Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham praised the move, saying, “Fighting to put more nuclear waste in New Mexico was a losing proposition.”