Gov. Nikki Haley said Thursday she will oppose efforts to reopen the Barnwell County low-level nuclear waste dump to the nation.
At a State House news conference, Haley said the landfill should remain closed to states other than South Carolina, Connecticut and New Jersey, which have exclusive rights to the site.
“We just want the Legislature to know we don’t want to go in that direction,” Haley said of efforts to open the landfill to other states.
“We don’t think that’s healthy,” Haley said. “We don”t sell our soul for jobs and money.”