Municipalities appear to be almost falling over themselves to sign up to become an Almacén Temporal Centralizado (ATC) – Centralised Temporary Store – for radioactive waste.
Thirteen towns are now on the list of prospective hosts; Albalá (Cáceres), Ascó (Tarragona), Congosto de Valdavia (Palencia), Melgar de Arriba (Valladolid), Santervás de Campos (Valladolid), Torrubia de Soria (Soria), Villar de Cañas (Cuenca), Villar del Pozo (Ciudad Real), Yebra (Guadalajara), Santiuste de San Juan Bautista (Segovia), Zarra (Valencia), Campo de San Pedro (Segovia) and Lomas de Campos (Palencia).