Spanish Town Cheers New Nuclear Waste Plant

by Lauren Frayer, NPR

You know Spain's unemployment rate is bad when villagers cheer the arrival of a nuclear waste facility in their backyard — because of the jobs it will bring. That's the case in one tiny Spanish hamlet. The town has been chosen to host a nuclear waste plant that's expected to create much-needed jobs. The mayor calls it "magnificent news."

Broadcast Dates

• All Things Considered, January 16, 2012