As always when it has to do with the state of Texas there is no competition. Governor Perry's friend seems to aways have the field to himself. Where will your nuclear waste go???
Texas Company, Alone in U.S., Cashes in on Nuclear Waste
"Space inside goes for $10,000 a cubic foot in some cases. Three-quarters of the money goes to Mr. Baltzer’s company, Waste Control Specialists, and the rest to the surrounding Andrews County and the state of Texas. WCS, as the company is known, has a monopoly: As aging nuclear reactors retire, their most radioactive steel, concrete and other components must be shipped for burial somewhere."
Here is the link to the full story running in the New York Times today.
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