Natl Assoc., Reg. Util Commiss v. Department of Energy

  1. March 18, 2014

    DC Circ. Won't Reconsider Nixing $750M In Nuke Waste Fees

    The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday snubbed the U.S. Department of Energy's request for the full court to reconsider a panel ruling ordering the department to stop assessing nuclear power plant operators $750 million in annual waste fees.

  2. January 06, 2014

    DC Circ. Wrongly Halted Nuke Waste Fee Payments, DOE Says

    The D.C. Circuit's order for the U.S. Department of Energy to stop hitting nuclear power plant operators with waste fees totaling about $750 million each year is illegal and tramples on the judgment of both the Secretary of Energy and Congress, the agency told the appeals court Friday.

  3. November 19, 2013

    DC Circ. Halts $750M Annual Nuclear Waste Fee Payments

    The D.C. Circuit ordered the U.S. Department of Energy on Tuesday to stop hitting nuclear power plant operators with waste fees totaling about $750 million each year, ruling that collection should be suspended entirely until it finds a viable storage alternative to the canceled Yucca Mountain facility.

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