Graveyard for former parts of nuclear reactors in West Texas

Published January 21, 2014 5:00am ET



Where do old nuclear reactors go when they retire? No, not to a nuclear reactor nursing home. Radioactive parts from nearly 100 reactors across the nation are finding a final resting place in West Texas, where a private company called Waste Control Specialists is burying them.

The New York Times’ Matthew Wald writes:

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