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A letter from Texas Governor Greg Abbott to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) strongly opposing the license application by Interim Storage Partners (ISP) to build and operate a consolidated interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel and Greater-Than-Class-C waste in Andrews County, Texas.

This briefing, presented as a multigroup letter to Congress, argues against the revival of the Yucca Mountain high-level nuclear waste repository. The authors contend that the site is geologically unsuitable, the licensing process is flawed, and the project is technically and financially unworkable due to outdated design specifications and the need for unproven technology to meet safety standards.

The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) opposes a proposal by Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) to build a large-scale nuclear waste site at Chalk River, Ontario, citing severe environmental and safety risks.

This briefing, presented at Stanford University on March 9, 2016, provides a historical analysis of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) attempts to site nuclear waste repositories and storage facilities. The author argues that the DOE has a history of failing to keep promises and ignoring 'non-consent,' leading to a pattern of litigation and failure in establishing long-term high-level waste (HLW) and spent nuclear fuel (SNF) solutions.

A letter from Texas Governor Greg Abbott to President Donald Trump expressing opposition to the licensing of consolidated interim storage facilities for spent nuclear fuel and high-level waste in Texas and New Mexico.