NRC Board Again Rejects Oil Groups’ Hearing Petition for New Mexico Used Fuel Site

摘要

A panel of specialists at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has rejected a petition from a pair of Texas-based oil and gas interests to reopen its case for a hearing in the licensing of Holtec International’s planned spent-fuel storage facility in New Mexico. The three-member Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (ASLB) essentially decided that Fasken Land and Minerals Ltd. and the Permian Basin Land and Royalty Owners (PBLRO) did not raise any new issues in a timely manner — echoing arguments made against the petition by Holtec and NRC staff.