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Friday, August 3, 2012

Appeals court puts off ruling on Yucca Mountain as nuclear dump


Yucca Mountain Waste Site Ruling Put Off by Appeals Court
Businessweek
“Here, the law mandates that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission act on the license application, and the agency still has a significant amount of appropriated money available to at least begin that task,” U.S. Circuit Judge Brett Kavanaugh said in a statement ...
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Appeals court puts off ruling on Yucca Mountain as nuclear dump
Washington Post
The NRC cited “budgetary limitations” imposed by Congress in approving the shutdown. The court on Friday ordered updates by Dec. 14 about congressional action on the commission's budget for 2013. Judges Merrick Garland, a Democratic appointee, and ...
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Appeals court puts off ruling on Yucca Mountain
Fox News
A U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia panel won't rule before year's end on whether the Nuclear Regulatory Commission must act on a license for the Yucca Mountain site. The dump's supporters argue NRC broke the law last fall by letting the ...
 

Court seeks signs from Congress on Yucca

Las Vegas Review - Journal -
WASHINGTON - A divided panel of federal judges today put off deciding whether to force the government to restart licensing for the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste site. A court order put the case on the back burner until December. In the meantime, one judge ...

Court refuses to order Congress to spend last $10 million on Yucca Mountain

Las Vegas Sun -
Court refuses to order Congress to spend last $10 million on Yucca Mountain. By Karoun Demirjian (contact). Friday, Aug. 3, 2012 | 12:02 p.m.. In a welcome reprieve for opponents of the nuclear waste repository, the federal appeals court will not force the ...

US appeals court delays decision on Yucca Mountain licensing suit

Platts -
US appeals court delays decision on Yucca Mountain licensing suit. Washington (Platts)--3Aug2012/1251 pm EDT/1651 GMT. The US appeals court on Friday said it will wait until Congress sets the fiscal 2013 budget before it decides whether to order the US ...
 

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