Legal Opinion
BEYOND NUCLEAR, Et Al., Plaintiffs, v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, Et Al., Defendants
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 2, 2017No. Civil Action No. 2016-1641PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
TANYA S. CHUTEAN, United States District Judge
This case concerns the U.S. Department of Energy’s (“DOE”) obligation under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (“NEPA”), 42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq., to publish an environmental impact statement (“EIS”) prior to taking any action that may. significantly affect the quality of the environment. Before the, court is the question of whether DOE violated ,NEPA* by not preparing, a supplemental EIS ahead of its planned - transportation of 6,000 gallons of highly-enriched uranyl nitrate, liquid (“HEUNL”) from Chalk River,-…
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