Yucca Mountain Litigation. : Liability Under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA) of 1982.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Washington (D.C.).

Circuit courts.

Federal government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (27 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2010.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Analyzes ongoing litigation over Government obligations to collect and safely dispose of spent nuclear fuel, under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982. Presents brief overview of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, and its subsequent amendments. Surveys key issues that have emerged from the protracted waste storage litigation, and describes ongoing jurisdictional conflict between the D.C. Circuit Court and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Describes Obama Administration plan to develop alternatives to current nuclear waste storage at Yucca Mountain, Nev., and considers potential for future liability arising from delays relating to storage and disposal of nuclear waste, including initial State responses.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Sept. 2012). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress.Congressional Research Service. Yucca Mountain Litigation

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