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"Southwest Tribes Oppose Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Plans"

"ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Native American leaders from New Mexico are opposing plans that call for storing in the desert Southwest tons of spent nuclear fuel from power plants around the U.S.

The All Pueblo Council of Governors in a resolution adopted late last week affirmed its commitment to protecting tribal natural and cultural resources.

The council — representing 20 sovereign pueblo nations — is worried about risks associated with transporting the waste from dozens of commercial reactors in numerous states to the planned storage facilities in New Mexico and West Texas."

Susan Montoya Bryan reports for the Associated Press October 22, 2019.

Source: AP, 10/23/2019