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Court Forces Yucca Mtn. Decision on U.S. Nuclear Regulators

2013-08-13 21:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Environment News Service: A federal appeals court ruled today that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission can no longer delay a decision on whether or not to grant a permit to the stalled nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. In a 2-1 decision, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ordered the NRC to make up its mind promptly. "The Nuclear Regulatory Commission must promptly continue with the legally mandated licensing process," wrote Judge Brett Kavanaugh for the...

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