With no centralized nuclear waste repository on the horizon, the US Supreme Court’s upcoming review of the legality of temporary storage facilities could make or break the nation’s push for nuclear energy.
The high court agreed Oct. 4 to review the Fifth Circuit’s ruling that the Biden administration illegally greenlit an away-from-reactor nuclear spent fuel storage facility in Andrews County, Texas.
If justices uphold the lower court’s decision, federal and state regulators could get cold feet about approving new nuclear generation projects for fear of adding to a backlog of waste, said Brad Thompson, a partner at Duane Morris LLP ...
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