In West Texas, a company called Waste Control Specialists in sparsely populated Andrews County already stores low-level radioactive waste on a 14,900-acre site and wants to expand operations to accept spent fuel from nuclear power plants. Working with Orano USA, the joint venture has filed an application with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that proposes eventually storing up to 40,000 metric tons of commercial waste.
Last year the Lehman hedge fund also bought Waste Control Specialists (WCS), which is seeking NRC approval for a CIS facility in Texas just across the border from Holtec’s proposed New Mexico site.
