Holtec International has abandoned plans to build a commercial nuclear waste storage facility in southeastern New Mexico, the company announced Wednesday.

Holtec, in partnership with the Eddy-Lea Energy Alliance, said in a statement that “due to the untenable path forward for used fuel storage in New Mexico, we mutually agreed upon cancelling the agreement.”

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