NRC Commissioners' MEMORANDUM AND ORDER rejecting WCS/ISP opponents' request for recusal of ASLB

As published by the secretary of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, after an affirmation vote by the NRC Commissioners on 3/11/19.

Terry Lodge, a Toledo-based attorney, called for the recusal of the three administrative law judges on the Waste Control Specialists/Interim Storage Partners (WCS/ISP) application proceeding NRC Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (ASLB), because the same three judges also serve on the Holtec International/Eddy-Lea Energy Alliance application proceeding.

WCS/ISP proposes "temporarily" storing 40,000 metric tons of highly radioactive irradiated nuclear fuel in Andrews County, Texas. Holtec/ELEA propose a 173,600 metric ton high-level radioactive waste "consolidated interim storage facility" just 40 miles from WCS/ISP, in southeastern New Mexico.

Attorney Wally Taylor of Cedar Rapids, IA joined Lodge in calling for the WCS/ISP CISF NRC ASLB to recuse itself.

The five NRC Commissioners voted unanimously to reject the recusal request.