State of South Carolina v. United States et al

  1. March 16, 2017

    DOE Gets SC's Plutonium Waste Suit Trimmed

    A lawsuit in which South Carolina accuses the Department of Energy of failing to complete a controversial, multibillion-dollar nuclear weapons waste disposal facility can stay alive, a federal court has ruled, saying the law under which the state sued implies that the removal of nuclear waste is mandatory if the facility isn't built on time.

  2. May 25, 2016

    Biz Group Shut Out From State's DOE Plutonium Waste Suit

    A federal judge on Wednesday refused to let a regional economic development alliance intervene in South Carolina's lawsuit against the Department of Energy over a failure to complete a controversial, multibillion-dollar nuclear weapons waste disposal facility, saying the group's interests were adequately represented by the state.

  3. April 26, 2016

    DOE Says SC Suit Over Nuke Waste Site In Wrong Court

    The U.S. Department of Energy urged a South Carolina federal judge to nix the state's suit over the federal government's failure to complete a controversial, multibillion-dollar nuclear waste disposal facility, saying the relief South Carolina seeks must be sought in the Court of Federal Claims.