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Saturday, June 2, 2012

US Given Six Months to Justify Nuclear-Waste Fees


US Given Six Months to Justify Nuclear-Waste Fees
BusinessWeek
By Tom Schoenberg on June 01, 2012 The US Energy Department must justify the $750 million it collects annually from the atomic power industry for waste disposal given that it no longer plans to develop a depository at Yucca Mountain.
Judge Losing Patience with Government on Nuclear Waste Fees
The BLT: Blog of Legal Times (blog)
Although there are no plans on the horizon for a new nuclear waste repository to replace Yucca Mountain, the Department of Energy can continue collecting fees from energy producers to pay for it - at least for now. But in a sharply-worded opinion ...

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