A 6–3 ruling from the Supreme Court has reinstated federal licenses for interim nuclear waste sites in Texas and New Mexico, removing a key legal block. But state opposition remains strong. (Texas Tribune)
Texas law still bans offsite high-level waste storage, and Gov. Greg Abbott says the project won’t proceed. Interim Storage Partners has already paused its Texas plans, while Holtec’s New Mexico project may now advance.
The ruling offers short-term relief for overcrowded reactor sites with no permanent US repository, but it ramps up long-term tensions between federal regulators and state governments.