Legal Opinion
Northern States Power Co. v. United States Department of Energy
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 14, 1997No. 97-1064, 97-1065, 97-1370 and 97-1398PublishedCited by 118 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SENTELLE.
SENTELLE, Circuit Judge:
In Indiana Michigan Power Co. v. Department of Energy, 88 F.3d 1272 (D.C.Cir.1996), we held that the Nuclear Waste Policy Act (“NWPA”) imposes on the Department of Energy (“DOE”) an unconditional obligation to begin disposing of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel (collectively, “SNF”) by January 31, 1998. After we issued our decision, DOE nonetheless informed various utilities and state commissions (“petitioners”) that it would not accept the SNF for disposal by the 1998 deadline.- Petitioners now…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Allied Chemical Corp. v. Daiflon, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. v. Mayacamas Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Council of and for the Blind of Delaware County Valley, Inc. v. Donald T. Regan, Secretary of the TreasuryCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
- Indiana Michigan Power Company v. Department of Energy and United States of America, Northern States Power Company (Minnesota), IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1996
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3Cited by118 opinions
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- Chamber of Commerce of United States v. Securities & Exchange CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2006
- Maine Yankee Atomic Power Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2000
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