U.S. grants license to N.M. uranium plant

Associated Press by SUE MAJOR HOLMES | Jun. 23, 2006 (News Report)

The plant would generate a form of waste that no U.S. disposal site can handle, and no U.S. processing facility exists that can convert the waste into lower-level radioactive material. The plant could run at full capacity for eight to 10 years before running out of onsite space for the material. LES has an agreement with a French company to build such a plant in this country, but no site has been selected and no license has been issued. Full Story »

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 by Richard Carlson - Oct. 1, 2008

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.

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