States Urge Supreme Court to Review Nuclear Fuel Storage Case

Several states asked the US Supreme Court to hear a case regarding a Nuclear Regulatory Commission license to temporarily store nuclear waste, arguing the outcome will affect states that want to have a say in where it’s stored.

New Mexico, Michigan, and Utah said in their amicus brief filed Thursday that if the court denies certiorari, potential future host states wouldn’t be able to challenge the alleged “unlawful license condition” at issue here.

“Beyond Nuclear’s petition for certiorari correctly focuses on how the D.C. Circuit’s decision deprives it of judicial review both now and in the future,” the states ...