Craddick: Landgraf should have accepted my amendment

• Midland Reporter-Telegram - Craddick: Landgraf should have accepted my amendment

ISP CISF federal court appeals consolidated into a single case

On August 26th, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, the second highest court in the land, issued an Order, consolidating the various appeals by opponents against the Interim Storage Partners consolidated interim storage facility targeted at Waste Control Specialists, LLC, Andrews County, West Texas, 0.37 miles (and upstream from) the New Mexico state line, near Eunice, NM.

See the Court Order here.

A deadline of Sept. 27, 2021 was also set by the Court, for motions from the various parties "to govern future proceedings in this case."

Opponents to the ISP CISF which have filed federal court appeals in the case include: Beyond Nuclear; Don't Waste Michigan, et al. (a national grassroots environmental coalition comprised of seven groups, including two from Texas -- SEED Coalition and Public Citizen's Texas Office); Fasken Land and Minerals, Ltd. -- a century-old, family-owned oil, gas, and ranching company, as well as the Permian Basin Land and Royalty Owners; and Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter.

The opponents have sued the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the federal agency in charge of licensing the dump, as well as mandated to protect public health, safety, security, and the environment.

NRC is poised to approve the construction and operating license for ISP's CISF as early as Sept. 13, 2021, after a many years long, contested licensing proceeding. NRC's FSER (Final Safety Evaluation Report) will be published at the same time as the three-serving NRC Commissioners very likely unanimously rubber-stamp the ISP license, as each of the three NRC Commissioners have already voted in favor of ISP's CISF every step of the way thus far, rejecting scores of opponents' legal and technical contentions.

Interim Storage Partners (ISP) is also a party to the federal court appeal. ISP is comprised of Waste Control Specialists, LLC (WCS) and Orano (formerly Areva) WCS is already a national so-called "low-level" radioactive waste dump, taking in Class A, B, and C "low-level" radioactive wastes from nuclear power plants in 36 states. Orano is the largely French government-owned nuclear giant's North American division.

NorthStar -- also comprised of Orano and WCS -- is very closely affiliated with ISP. NorthStar is a decommissioning consortium, currently decommissioning the Vermont Yankee atomic reactor, as well as managing the irradiated nuclear fuel and highly radioactive Greater Than Class C (GTCC) "low-level" radioactive waste stored there.

Lawmakers again try to ban most dangerous nuclear waste as feds consider allowing it at Texas site

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NO CONSENT: Texans Reject High-Level Radioactive Waste -- Opponents of Plan to Dump More Nuclear Waste in Texas to Host Capitol Press Conference

For Immediate Release:

Aug. 24, 2021

Contact: Karen Hadden, karendhadden@gmail.com, 512-797-8481

Michael Coleman, mcoleman@citizen.org, 202-329-4743

MEDIA ADVISORY

NO CONSENT: Texans Reject High-Level Radioactive Waste

Opponents of Plan to Dump More Nuclear Waste in Texas to Host Capitol Press Conference

WHAT: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is considering granting a license as soon as Sept. 13 to Interim Storage Partners to dump high-level radioactive waste in Andrews County, Texas near Odessa. Opposition at the city, county, state and federal levels demonstrate that Texans clearly do not consent to this dangerous threat to the environment and public health. Legislation that would pave the way for more nuclear waste dumping in Texas is currently pending in the state House of Representatives.

WHO: The Sustainable Energy & Economic Development (SEED) Coalition, Public Citizen and other opponents of making Texas the nation’s nuclear waste dumping ground.

WHEN: 10:30 a.m., CT, Wednesday, Aug. 25

WHERE: The South gate of the Texas Capitol in downtown Austin at the intersection of 11^th Street and South Congress. The event will be livestreamed on the Public Citizen Facebook page at www.facebook.com/publiccitizentx

VISUALS: An inflatable full-scale mock nuclear waste transport container will be displayed.

Update on September 1, 2021 by admin

See a video recording of the press conference here.

State lawmakers again try to ban most dangerous nuclear waste as feds consider allowing it at West Texas site

A failed regular session bill sought to give a financial break to a West Texas nuclear waste disposal company. Now, lawmakers have removed what opponents called a giveaway and are again trying to pass a bill to stop highly radioactive materials from coming to Texas.

As reported by the Texas Tribune.