ANDREWS – In a recent response letter from the county’s opposition resolution of spent fuel being stored in Andrews County, a federal agency stated Congress provided funds in fiscal years 2021 for interim storage activities and for the department to identify sites for facilities. It also branded nuclear energy as a “significant source of clean and reliable energy” that the U.S. should continue to pursue.The letter addressed to Andrews County Judge Charlie Falcon was from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Spent Fuel and Waste Disposition.Falcon said Tuesday the letter’s language sounded as if the DOE ...