ELR Citation: 43 ELR 20254
No(s). 11-1066 (D.C. Cir. Nov 19, 2013)

The D.C. Circuit held that so long as DOE has no viable alternative to Yucca Mountain as a depository for nuclear waste, it may not charge nuclear power plant operators an annual fee to cover the cost of that disposal. The court previously held that DOE violated its statutory obligation under the Nu...