Based upon this report, it seems the federal government’s plans to dispose of (read: store for a really, really, really long time) nuclear waste in Yucca Mountain in Nevada may be in trouble. Yesterday’s oral argument in Nevada’s suit challenging the plan seems not to have gone well for the federal government’s attorneys. Specifically, judges seemed sympathetic to Nevada’s claim that the environmental safeguards did not comply with the relevant statutory requirements. For more background on the case, see here.
[Note: Post edited to correct minor error.]
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