U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland expresses opposition to Holtec CISF in NM

June 20, 2019
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See her letter to the U.S. Energy Secretary and U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman, here.

U.S. Representative Deb Haaland (Democrat-New Mexico-1st District) is one of the first two Native American women ever elected to the U.S. Congress, on Election Day in November 2018.

Rep. Haaland's letter came on the same day as New Mexico State Land Commissioner expressed her opposition to Holtec International, against the proposed consolidated interim storage facility (CISF) for highly radioactive irradiated nuclear fuel.

And on June 7th, NM's governor also wrote the Department of Energy and NRC, clearly communicating that the state does not consent to becoming the country's de facto permanent surface storage site for high-level radioactive waste.

Article originally appeared on Beyond Nuclear (https://archive.beyondnuclear.org/).