March 28, 2024
The Fifth Circuit wiped out the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's license for a temporary nuclear waste storage facility in New Mexico, citing its August 2023 ruling finding the agency lacks authority to license a separate facility in Texas.
December 12, 2023
Holtec International has told the Fifth Circuit that mineral owners can't rely on a panel's recent, faulty decision finding the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission lacks the authority to license a temporary nuclear waste storage facility in Texas in an ongoing dispute over a separate New Mexico facility.
December 04, 2023
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.