Nevada v. Watkins
ELR Citation: ELR 21360 No(s). s. 86-7308, 90-70004 (9th Cir. Sep 19, 1990)
The court rules that the 1987 amendments to the Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA) designating Yucca Mountain, Nevada, as the sole site for possible development as a high-level radioactive waste repository do not violate the U.S. Constitution. The court holds that the Property Clause provides sufficien...