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Supreme Court rejects challenge to federal approval of nuclear waste storage site in Texas
- On June 18, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 against Texas and landowners challenging the NRC's approval of a nuclear waste storage site in Andrews County, Texas.
- The challenge arose after the NRC licensed Interim Storage Partners in 2021 to store spent nuclear fuel temporarily, amid stalled permanent storage plans at Yucca Mountain due to political opposition.
- The Court found Texas and others lacked standing for judicial review as they were not parties or intervenors in the NRC licensing process, reversing a lower court ruling that had invalidated the license.
- The licensed facility could store up to 5,000 metric tons of nuclear waste for 40 years with possible renewal, addressing accumulating spent fuel that grows over 2,000 tons annually and poses long-term health risks.
- The ruling removes a major obstacle for temporary waste storage and may revive similar plans for a site in New Mexico, as the U.S. remains without a permanent nuclear waste disposal facility.
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Supreme Court clears way for temporary nuclear waste storage in Texas, New Mexico
The Supreme Court's 6-3 decision revives plans for temporary nuclear waste storage in Texas and New Mexico, addressing growing spent fuel challenges
Justices Back Temporary Texas Nuclear Waste Storage Site
(Bloomberg) — The US Supreme Court left intact a federal plan to store as much as 40,000 tons of highly radioactive waste at a temporary site in west Texas over the objections of local landowners and oil and gas operators.
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The justices, by a 6-3 vote, reversed a federal appeals court ruling that invalidated the license granted by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to a private company for the facility in southwest Texas.
Clearing the way for temporary nuclear waste storage in Texas and New Mexico
The Supreme Court on Wednesday restarted plans to temporarily store nuclear waste at sites in rural Texas and New Mexico, even as the nation is at an impasse over a permanent solution. The justices, by a 6-3 vote, reversed a federal appeals court ruling that invalidated the license granted by the Nu...
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