U.S. court demands decision on Nevada nuclear waste project

[Eugene]

Last edited Tue Aug 13, 2013, 11:58 AM - Edit history (1)

Original Headline: U.S. court orders Obama administration to act on nuclear project

Source: Reuters

U.S. court demands decision on Nevada nuclear waste project

By Lawrence Hurley and David Ingram
WASHINGTON | Tue Aug 13, 2013 11:24am EDT

(Reuters) - A federal appeals court said on Tuesday that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission can no longer delay a decision on whether to issue a permit for the long-stalled nuclear waste project at Yucca Mountain, Nevada.

On a 2-1 vote, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ordered the commission to promptly decide to license the project or reject the application.

The Obama administration, which picks the Senate-confirmed commissioners, wants to abandon the project.

Judge Brett Kavanaugh said the commission "has continued to violate the law governing the Yucca Mountain licensing process."

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/13/us-usa-courts-yucca-idUSBRE97C0IM20130813

[FBaggins]

1. The decision was actually 2-1

I think the story has been corrected by the AP.

[Eugene]

2. The Reuters article at the link has been updated and corrected.

Thanks for the heads up.