Texas, Supreme Court and Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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,
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U.S. Supreme Court to decide fate of spent nuclear fuel storage in Texas
Reports suggest the justices are favoring Texas, though a ruling in the state’s favor could counter its recent efforts at attracting companies.
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 nuclear waste storage facilities amid objections brought by the state of Texas as well as oil industry interests.
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.
Supreme Court takes on dispute over nuclear waste storage sites
The Supreme Court will decide a high-stakes dispute over the storage of highly toxic nuclear waste at privately run U.S. facilities far from reactors.
U.S. Supreme Court takes up Texas nuclear waste disposal case
The case could establish the nation’s first independent repository for spent nuclear fuel in West Texas, despite the objections of state leaders.
Supreme Court hears Texas case on nuclear waste storage in Permian Basin
Supreme Court Justices on Wednesday heard oral arguments in the battle over bringing high-level nuclear waste to the Permian Basin in a lawsuit brought by Fasken Oil and Ranch and the state of Texas.
U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether Texas will host nuclear waste dump
State attorneys are set to argue the Nuclear Regulatory Commission erred in issuing a license for a temporary nuclear waste storage site in West Texas.
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 operated by private firms.
Supreme Court debates nuclear waste disposal, questions status of Yucca Mountain site
"Yucca Mountain was supposed to be the permanent solution," said Justice Neil Gorsuch during the Supreme Court hearing Wednesday.
The Supreme Court Confronts a National Headache: What to Do With the Growing Pile of Nuclear Waste
The Supreme Court will hear arguments in a fight over plans to store nuclear waste at sites in rural Texas and New Mexico
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 ...
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Companies are coming to Texas to develop a new generation of nuclear reactors
The state is aggressively pushing to deploy the next generation of atomic energy that would power big industrial operations.
Texas lawmaker proposes $2 billion effort to jump start the state’s nuclear power industry
The $2 billion proposal is a priority bill in the Texas House. The fund would support grant and incentive programs to build a ...
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Daily on Energy, presented by Advanced Energy United: SCOTUS takes up nuclear waste storage, US exits JETP, and fact-checking Trump
Good afternoon and happy Wednesday, readers! The Supreme Court heard arguments over a dispute on storing nuclear waste in Texas. In today’s Daily on Energy, we break down what the case entails and the ...