Court Orders Government to Stop Collecting Nuclear-Waste Fees
Wall Street Journal - 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON—A federal court ruled Tuesday that the federal government
can't keep collecting fees for nuclear-waste storage until it finds a
way to store the waste, delivering a victory to nuclear-power operators.
Since the early 1980s, the government has ...http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303531204579207980596692574
Energy Dept. Is Told to Stop Collecting Fee for Nuclear Waste Disposal
New York Times -
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the Energy
Department must stop collecting fees of about $750 million a year that
are paid by consumers and intended to fund a program for the disposal of
nuclear waste. The reason, the court ...http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/20/us/energy-dept-is-told-to-stop-collecting-fee-for-nuclear-waste-disposal.html?_r=0
Court orders government to stop collecting fees for discontinued nuclear waste ...
Washington Post -
An appeals court ruled Tuesday that the Energy Department could no
longer collect $750 million in annual fees from nuclear power plant
owners for the disposal of nuclear waste because the government has no
viable alternative to the Yucca Mountain ...http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/court-orders-government-to-stop-collecting-fees-for-discontinued-nuclear-waste-dump/2013/11/19/c7172bf0-5165-11e3-a7f0-b790929232e1_story.html
No Yucca Mountain? Then judges say DOE can't collect nuke waste fees
Las Vegas Review-Journal -
A federal court ruled Tuesday that the Department of Energy can't force
utility customers to pay into a construction fund for a nuclear waste
repository -- Yucca Mountain -- that no longer is on the boards.
(Jessica Ebelhar/Las Vegas Review-Journal file).
http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/no-yucca-mountain-then-judges-say-doe-cant-collect-nuke-waste-fees Judges toss DOE's 'unfair' fees for nuclear waste disposal
Environment & Energy Publishing -
Federal appellate judges today ordered the Department of Energy to stop
collecting fees for disposing of nuclear waste, because the agency has
abandoned the Yucca Mountain project in Nevada and has no plans for an
alternative repository. The U.S. Court ...http://www.eenews.net/stories/1059990716
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