The Nuclear Regulatory Commission affirmed a 2019 decision by the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board rejecting claims that moving forward with the licensing of an interim consolidated spent nuclear fuel repository in New Mexico is unlawful under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act. Holtec International, the Camden-based energy technology company seeking approval for the project, is the parent company of the shuttered Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station in Lacey Township.

“Holtec seeks a license that would allow it to enter into lawful customer contracts today, but also permit it to enter…