U.S. Supreme Court to weigh future of nuclear fuel storage sites in New Mexico and Texas
Justices will consider whether federal law gives the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) the power to license temporary nuclear waste storage at sites far from the reactors where the spent fuel was created.
By Olivier Uyttebrouck / Journal Staff Writer
Mar 2, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments March 5 in a Texas case with implications for a private firm’s plan to build a temporary storage facility for spent nuclear fuel in New Mexico.
Justices will consider whether federal law gives the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) the power to license temporary nuclear waste storage at sites far from the reactors where the spent fuel was created.
