Something needs to be done. It's been 20 years. In addition to there being only one company competing for radioactive waste disposal rights, the organization responsible for issuing the license, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, is up for the sunset review process. The commission decides if an organization will still be around next year and, if it is, what, if any, changes will be made. However, the game of politics is about as predictable as West Texas weather, a point stressed by State Sen. Teel Bivins, R-Amarillo, who represents Midland in Austin.
Radioactive waste is a very emotional issue.
We'll have to make a good decision based on science. All rights reserved.