Atlas Corp. v. United States

OPINION

MEROW, Judge:

Plaintiffs are corporations, or successors to corporations, which participated in the contractual uranium procurement program of the then Atomic Energy Commission (AEG). This program commenced in the 1940’s and ended in 1970. As a result of recent scientific understanding as to the hazards of low level radiation, waste residues of the uranium production process, known as mill tailings, must now be stabilized at considerable expense. In this litigation, plaintiffs seek to recover this expense from the United States.

In each case defendant moves, pursuant to RUSCC 12(c) and…