Beyond Nuclear, Inc. v. NRC, et al

  1. October 15, 2024

    DC Circ. Is Asked To Revive Nuke Waste Suit

    An anti-nuclear advocacy group is urging the D.C. Circuit to reconsider its support for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's approval of a temporary nuclear waste storage site in New Mexico, arguing that the court's ruling contained "material legal errors."

  2. August 28, 2024

    DC Circ. Rejects Challenges To Nuke Waste Storage Site

    A D.C. Circuit panel rejected a slew of challenges to federal regulators' approval of a temporary nuclear waste storage site in New Mexico, ruling that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission was right to include forward-looking terms about federally owned spent nuclear fuel in the license.

  3. March 05, 2024

    DC Circ. Leery Of Challenges To Nuke Waste Storage Site

    A D.C. Circuit panel on Tuesday didn't appear convinced by challenges to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's approval of a temporary nuclear waste storage site in New Mexico.

  4. December 04, 2023

    Feds Say 5th Circ. Must Pause NM Nuke Storage Site Fight

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has reiterated that the Fifth Circuit should pause a dispute over licensing for a temporary nuclear waste storage facility in New Mexico until the appeals court decides whether to reconsider a decision that the agency lacks the authority to license another temporary facility in Texas.

  5. November 13, 2023

    Feds Insist They Can Approve Temp Nuke Waste Storage Sites

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Thursday told the D.C. Circuit that it had the authority to issue a license for a proposed temporary nuclear waste site in New Mexico, doubling down on its disagreement with a recent Fifth Circuit ruling.

  6. September 11, 2023

    DC Circ. Urged To Reject New Mexico Nuclear Waste Permit

    The state of New Mexico told a D.C. appeals court that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission can't force through a license to build a nuclear waste storage site, while the city of Fort Worth, Texas, said it was concerned that waste passing through could harm its residents.

  7. June 05, 2020

    DC Circ. Told NRC Shouldn't Review Illegal Nuke Storage Plan

    An environmental group is urging the D.C. Circuit to force the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to stop considering an application to build a nuclear waste storage facility in New Mexico that the group says requires a license forbidden by energy law.