"Supreme Court To Review Nuclear Waste Fight"

"The justices will consider whether a lower court improperly tossed approvals for a temporary storage facility in Texas."

"The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s power to authorize temporary nuclear waste storage facilities will soon face Supreme Court scrutiny.

On Friday, the justices agreed to reconsider a lower court ruling that blocked the regulatory agency’s license for a private company to build a temporary storage facility in Texas’ Permian Basin.

The appeal is part of the agency’s ongoing defense of its ability to approve stand-in storage facilities until the federal government establishes a permanent waste repository. The government’s long-term plans to store spent nuclear fuel within Nevada’s Yucca Mountain have remained stalled."

Niina H. Farah reports for E&E News October 4, 2024.

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