Author: Tyler Dupnick
Published: 8:30 PM CDT October 15, 2024
The State of Texas has some arguments for its case against both the NRC and Interim Storage Partners -- a party that includes Waste Control Specialists in Andrews.
ANDREWS, Texas — The fight to keep high-level nuclear waste out of the Permian Basin is officially headed to the United States Supreme Court.
The State of Texas is taking on a couple of parties, including the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals voided two licenses in 2023 that would have allowed the waste.
The NRC and Interim Storage Partners (ISP) – a party that includes Waste Control Specialists in Andrews -- appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court and oral arguments will be heard.
“Spent nuclear fuel...it’s among the most deadly, most radioactive material on the planet," said Monica Perales, Counsel for Fasken Oil and Ranch.
The legal battle continues between Texas and high-level nuclear waste.
“They want to transport it, put it all together, consolidate it and transport it, and store all of it here," Perales said.