Holtec said state opposition has made progress on its private nuclear waste storage site in New Mexico “impossible in the near future.” (Axios)
The politics: State lawmakers passed legislation in 2023 blocking new nuclear waste storage, fearing a “temporary” site could become permanent. But Holtec argues a June Supreme Court ruling over waste storage reaffirmed its NRC license to build out the site.
What’s next: Holtec is moving to unwind its revenue-sharing deal with local backers but insists the facility still “remains a viable part of the solution” for US spent fuel piling up at reactor sites.