Tag Archives: Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission

Here come the nukes

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Alas. Texas can import low-level radioactive waste from 36 other states, a commission run jointly by Texas and Vermont decided Tuesday in Andrews County. The Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission vote was a decisive victory for Waste Control Specialists, … Continue reading →

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Vote on nuclear waste dump expansion temporarily halted

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Good. A Travis County state district judge on Thursday sided with environmentalists and temporarily halted plans to allow a West Texas radioactive waste disposal site to accept waste from an additional three dozen states. The decision by Judge Jon Wisser … Continue reading →

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A little nuclear waste in your stocking

Posted on December 27, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

There’s a reason why stories like this tend to appear just before a big holiday weekend. Potentially sidestepping political obstacles, a commission overseeing radioactive waste disposal could decide in early January to open a radioactive waste dump in West Texas … Continue reading →

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