Companies move forward on nuclear waste storage in Carlsbad

CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) – Efforts to build a temporary nuclear waste storage facility in New Mexico are moving forward after a Denver-based company relinquished its rights to the land.
The Carlsbad Current-Argus reports that Holtec International and Eddy Lea Energy Alliance are partnering to create storage for spent nuclear fuel rods from power plants across the country.
Intrepid Potash gave up its mineral rights lease to land near Carlsbad, saying it likely won’t be in a position to min