Nuclear power, though the most polluting and still very dangerous to handle, is by far the only great alternative source for an energy that can feed the world's present and extending needs. The role of the government is to make sure this new commercial enterprise doesn't exclude from its business agenda the protection of New Mexico's environment and this role has been mentioned in the article, but it still remains a blur spot concerning the handle of radioactive waste. The board of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board said the waste disposal won't be a problem, and that its costs are irrelevant, but the board doesn't mention the solution itself to this serious problem, besides the money needed for it, as it is clear that no US ... More »

My quibble with this story is that, though while informative and highly newsworthy, it lacks balance. Up until the last 'graph, you'd have no impression that there might be major opposition to the plant. It highly the extreme ambiguity of actually addressing the waste problem but most of the sources are boosters and supporters of fast-tracking the facility.

This is a story of opening a nuclear power plant in the US (New Mexico) owned by British and European interests using unknown technoligy producing waste products which we haven't a clue on disposal methods. It is well writen and factual as far as it goes. The reasons of why foreign interests have to do it in New Mexico to make a hugh profit are not addressed and are quite baffling.