/tags/holtec-international Holtec International en-US Copyright Sat, 26 Aug 2023 22:29:18 GMT /local-news/2023-08-26/nmpbs-special-focuses-on-holtecs-proposed-commercial-nuclear-waste-facility This year, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved a 40-year license for a private company, Holtec International, to build a facility between Hobbs and Carlsbad that would store nuclear waste from decommissioned power plants across the country. It’s a very controversial project. So New Mexico PBS Producer Laura Paskus produced a one-hour Our Land special for New Mexico in Focus airing August 25 that explores what's at stake with this project. She spoke with 91°µÍø ahead of the show. Sat, 26 Aug 2023 22:29:18 GMT /local-news/2023-08-26/nmpbs-special-focuses-on-holtecs-proposed-commercial-nuclear-waste-facility Megan Kamerick /local-news/2018-05-24/nuclear-waste-storage-proposal-faces-stiff-opposition A Florida-based energy company faced heavy opposition Tuesday night from Albuquerque locals who are against a proposal to store spent nuclear fuel from… Fri, 25 May 2018 03:13:59 GMT /local-news/2018-05-24/nuclear-waste-storage-proposal-faces-stiff-opposition