The U.S. nuclear energy regulator on Tuesday issued a license to Holtec International to build and operate a temporary facility to store nuclear waste from power plants, despite a New Mexico state law that could present a hurdle to the project.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said the license authorizes private company Holtec to store 500 canisters holding nearly 8,700 metric tonnes of spent nuclear fuel from nuclear power plants for 40 years."Each expansion phase would require a license amendment with additional NRC safety and environmental reviews," the agency said in a release.
Opponents of nuclear power say the government does not yet have a permanent fix for the waste that can be toxic for hundreds of thousands of years. Former President Barack Obama's administration put an end to the Yucca Mountain waste site in Nevada, that was to be a permanent repository, after opposition from state politicians.
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