America faces an energy crisis. With skyrocketing energy demand and threats of increased blackouts, we’re left with question ...

However, Texas has challenged the decision, arguing NRC’s actions exceed its authority under federal law — specifically the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 which governs the disposal of spent ...

Congress had passed the standards for nuclear-waste disposal a year earlier with the Nuclear Waste Policy Act. In a federal complaint filed on June 30 in Washington, Entergy says it has paid more than ...

The Commission has issued a license for a private company to operate such a facility on the Permian Basin, in Andrews County, Texas, but has no such authority under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act.

The case, NRC v. Texas, will decide "whether the Commission has authority to issue the license under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 or the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982." The Supreme Court in ...

Regulation and nuclear waste are. Nuclear energy is back in vogue ... up from 6.8GW right now. The Atomic Energy Act might be amended to permit private players and the law on nuclear-damage ...

U.S. Rep. Jodey Arrington has joined U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz in advocating against a nuclear waste storage facility in Andrews ...