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For eight years activists, citizens, and political officials have been attempting to keep Private Fuel Storage (PFS) from obtaining a license to transport to (mostly from the eastern U.S.) and store spent fuel rods to the Goshute Reservation in the West Desert of Utah.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Friday granted the license to PFS. The Governer has publicly stated that he will stand in front of the trains if he has to.

And now, a voice not heard in this struggle before, the Church of the Latter Day Saints (LDS), has published an official position on the matter.

It’s kind of interesting – folks from all pursuasions and political ideals are coming together on this issue. Here are some other recent articles:

Utah to file appeal of nuclear repository ruling
Demand for facility unclear
Opposition to N-waste appears greatest in SLC
Utah loses key battle over N-waste
NRC is unlikely to back Utah on N-waste protest

The other day it was predicted that the ruling would not occur today because some NRC members were still unsure. But today the
NRC clears way for nuclear fuel storage in Skull Valley.

There is an inaccuracy in this article. The reporter paints the picture that the entire Goshute Band worked together on this project. Nothing could be further from the truth. A split in the tribe occured when Leon Bear accepted money for the PFS station, without the approval of the tribal members. He has been elected out of office twice, but is still being recognized as the tribal leader by the BIA and, of course, PFS.