Holtec International, a private nuclear energy company, has officially given up on developing what was billed as a temporary waste repository for commercial spent fuel in southeastern New Mexico — despite a win at the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this year and a federal administration friendly to nuclear power.

Holtec spokesperson Patrick O’Brien wrote in an email to The New Mexican the company and its partner, the Eddy-Lea Energy Alliance, mutually agreed to cancel the agreement due to an “untenable path forward” in the Land of Enchantment.

“This allows for ELEA to work to redevelop the property in a manner that fits their needs and allows Holtec to work with other states who are amenable to used fuel storage based on the recent [Department of Energy] work on public education and outr

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