Yucca Mountain Litigation : Breach of Contract Under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982.
Analyzes ongoing litigation over Government obligations to collect and safely dispose of spent nuclear fuel, under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982. Presents brief overview of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, and its subsequent amendments. Surveys key issues that have emerged from the protr...
| Corporate Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
[Place of publication not identified] :
[publisher not identified],
2009.
|
| Series: | U.S. Congressional Research.
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Analyzes ongoing litigation over Government obligations to collect and safely dispose of spent nuclear fuel, under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982. Presents brief overview of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, and its subsequent amendments. Surveys key issues that have emerged from the protracted waste storage litigation, and describes ongoing jurisdictional conflict between the D.C. Circuit Court and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Describes Obama Administration plan to develop alternatives to current nuclear waste storage at Yucca Mountain, Nev., and considers potential for future liability arising from delays relating to storage and disposal of nuclear waste. |
|---|---|
| Item Description: | Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |