Posted on 05/02/2005 6:50:00 AM PDT by Army Air Corps
ANDREWS - This small West Texas town grew its economy on oil but may hang its hopes on what some folks believe is their next boom: storage and disposal of radioactive waste.
Dallas-based Waste Control Specialists owns 14,400 acres about 30 miles outside town near the New Mexico border. About 1,340 acres are set aside for hazardous waste storage and disposal, and the company will manage tons of federal uranium byproduct waste by year's end.
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There is so little in Andrews that they are actively seeking nuke waste. Well, maybe kids can park their cars at the perimeter fence and neck to the warm glow...
I lived in New Mexico for a while, and traveled through that area several times.
The area between the two states is just an endless plain of sand and scrub brush........
Kinda looks like the worlds biggest cat-box.
Well, maybe the disposal site will have some earthen berms; that would provide some contour to that area. What am I saying - a pile of dog pooh would provide contour for that area...
Is this close to the Carslbad waste Facility?
Sort of; it is about three hours away from Carslbad.
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