Farmersville TX: Landowners offer up two more properties as sites for federal nuclear dump

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Another two properties near Farmersville TX in eastern Collin County have been put forward as potential sites for the nation's first nuclear waste dump. Six sites around Texas, including two others near Floyd and Merit TX, were previously shortlisted by the federal government to store low- and intermediate-level waste.

An interim storage facility proposed in Nevada’s Yucca Mountain range (located 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas) remains an additional alternative and was the only one to reach a formal consultation phase until now.

Bruce Wilson from the federal resources department said Energy Secretary Rick Perry had not decided on whether to take the proposals forward. "By no means has there been any decision to accept the nominations at this point," Mr Wilson said. "We are hopeful that in the next few weeks there will be a decision made."

Mr. Wilson said the US nuclear delegation would visit Farmersville, as well as Floyd and Merit, next week to discuss storage of radioactive waste with locals.

Diane Piwko, the mayor of Farmersville said she was not surprised other local landowners had nominated their properties for nuclear waste storage, and welcomed the chance to meet with the delegation. "The more information we can get the better, so hopefully this will provide some real answers," she said. "The entire question remains around community consent."

A fiery public meeting held at the Farmersville town hall last Friday night was the first chance for locals to express their concerns since nearby Soil Conservation Service Site 79 Reservoir was announced as the Government's preferred site.

The town has a population of 3,301 but less than 15 citizens attended and they appeared to be there mostly for the free coffee.

Government representatives faced a handful of questions from people opposing the dump, including a couple of drunks who mistook the meeting for an AA meeting. Most of the questions pertained to the location of the nearest bar and restroom.

Collin County Commissioner Chris Hill (Of Precinct 3) was quoted as saying he was not surprised by the Energy Department’s move to select Farmersville. He was overheard saying “Our typical citizens are total morons. They probably think their property values will go up with this one. We have this one resident named Keith who can barely tie his shoes and he’ll believe just about anything he reads”.

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