Another environmental group asked the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to delay the licensing of Interim Storage Partners’ proposed consolidated interim storage facility in west Texas, according to an appeals court filing this week.
In the Wednesday filing, anti-nuclear group Beyond Nuclear petitioned the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to reverse the licensing proceedings for the proposed storage facility, which is currently undergoing a federal environmental review. The group is also challenging the NRC’s December 2020 decision to reject a hearing request for the group’s concerns.
The group provided a copy of the petition in a Wednesday press release. The filing was not available in public court records at deadline.
In the release, Beyond Nuclear said they had filed a similar petition against the proposed Holtec International consolidated interim storage facility (CISF) in southeastern New Mexico last June. According to court records, that case is still ongoing.
The NRC is working on environmental impact statements for both proposed storage sites. The commission has said these will take until the summer to finish up.
