Appeals court raises damages award for Kan. plant owners

Appeals court raises damages award for Kan. plant owners

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit raised the amount to be awarded to the owners of the Wolf Creek nuclear plant in Kansas for costs of storing used fuel after the federal government failed to start disposal of the material by a 1998 deadline. The $12.6 million damages award is about $2 million higher than the amount ordered by the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Platts