Texas, Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Supreme Court

Texas tells Supreme Court it shouldn't be 'left holding the bag' for US nuclear waste
The Supreme Court on Wednesday debated how to dispose of the nation’s nuclear waste as Texas tried to convince the justices to block a storage site near the state’s border with New Mexico. Texas and a Texas-based oil and gas extraction organization argued the Nuclear Regulatory Commission lacked the authority to approve a site to store up to 5,
U.S. Supreme Court to weigh future of nuclear fuel storage sites in New Mexico and Texas
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
US Supreme Court to consider nuclear waste storage dispute
The U.S. Supreme Court is set on Wednesday to consider whether the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has the authority to license nuclear waste storage facilities amid objections brought by the states of Texas and New Mexico as well as the oil industry.
Supreme Court steps into debate over where to store nuclear waste
The Supreme Court will consider a dispute over the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's license allowing thousands of metric tons of nuclear waste to be stored in West Texas.
Will a Supreme Court case lead to the removal of nuclear waste from San Onofre?
The case examines whether the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has the authority to grant a license to Interim Storage Partners, Inc., to proceed with plans to construct a storage facility in West Texas. The NRC has also approved a license for a group that intends to build a similar project deep underground in southeastern New Mexico.
Supreme Court wrestles with US agency's nuclear waste storage licensing power
The U.S. Supreme Court grappled on Wednesday over whether the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has the authority to license certain nuclear waste storage facilities amid objections brought by the state of Texas as well as oil industry interests.
The Supreme Court confronts a national headache: What to do with the growing pile of nuclear waste
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in a fight over plans to store nuclear waste at sites in rural Texas and New Mexico.
Supreme Court Hearings on Nuclear Waste Storage: State vs. Federal Authority
The U.S. Supreme Court debates the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's authority to license nuclear waste storage, amid opposition from Texas and New Mexico. The case addresses the balance of federal regulatory power,
US Supreme Court scrutinizes Texas nuclear waste storage case
The U.S. Supreme Court grappled on Wednesday over whether the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has the authority to license certain nuclear waste storage facilities amid objections brought by the state of Texas as well as oil industry interests.
Supreme Court wrestles with nation's frustrating search for nuclear waste storage
The Supreme Court on Wednesday wrestled with whether to restart plans to temporarily store nuclear waste at sites in rural Texas and New Mexico even as some justices worried about safety issues and the lack of progress toward a permanent solution.
Paxton asks Supreme Court to halt nuclear storage facility in West Texas
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court wrestled with whether to move forward with plans to temporarily store nuclear waste at a site in Andrews, Texas and parts of rural New Mexico even as some justices worried about safety and lack of progress toward a more permanent solution.
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Supreme Court Weighs Rights to Build Private Nuclear Material Disposal Sites
Nation's high court hears arguments in a case weighing the fate of storage facilities for nuclear spent-fuel built and ...
Justices Try to Get a Hand on What to Do About Spent Nuclear Fuel
The Supreme Court is considering a challenge to a Nuclear Regulatory Commission license allowing a private company to store ...