Legal Opinion
Southern Nuclear Operating Co. v. United States
United States Court of Federal Claims
Decided July 9, 2007No. 98-614CPublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MEROW, Senior Judge.
Two nuclear utilities seek damages for the failure of the United States Department of Energy (“DOE”) to commence performance of its contract to accept, transport and dispose of their spent nuclear fuel (“SNF”).1 Because of DOE’s delay in commencement of performance, these utilities have incurred enormous expenses to construct additional storage for their SNF, passed on to their customers along with the some $825 million in fees plaintiffs have paid under the contract as of 2004. (Tr. 251 (Cocherell).)
The court has jurisdiction over plaintiffs’ claims. PSEG Nuclear,…
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