New Mexico weighs reactor-fuel plant

Nuclear project would be biggest in U.S. To supporters, the proposed $1.3 billion plant is a sign of faith in the U.S. nuclear power industry’s perseverance and revival.

Two antinuclear groups – the Nuclear Information and Resource Service, and Public Citizen – hired a consultant, Arjun Makhijani, who asserted at the hearings that the depleted uranium had emissions similar to plutonium and that there was no proven means for safe disposal.